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cupboard love

noun

  1. a personal attachment that appears to be motivated by love but in fact stems from the hope of gain.


cupboard love

noun

  1. a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • cupboard lover noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cupboard love1

First recorded in 1750–60
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Example Sentences

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I’m someone whose “love language†is often wrapped up with food, so cupboard love does not strike a particularly false note with me.

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Ancient Greeks had no word for cupboard love, but, undoubtedly, this is a love the vast majority of animal pets may feel for us.

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Something that intrigues us pet owners is whether our animals feel “cupboard love†for us—or real love.

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He has a cupboard love for Sarah, but I think that his affection for me is simon-pure.

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So no one could accuse Dolls of cupboard love.

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