LOVER BOY Definition & Meaning

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lover boy

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[ luhv-er boi ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Informal.

1. a man with whom a person has a sexual or romantic relationship:
  Her new lover boy posted a cute video of them holding hands.
2. Sometimes Lover Boy. a playful and affectionate term of address for such a man:
  Congratulations on our anniversary, Lover Boy!
a man who attracts or seeks to attract sexual or romantic partners:
Small-screen lover boy Mike Shaw, who has stolen hearts with his dashing looks and personality, celebrates his birthday today.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lover boy¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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Full of trap-soul beats teasing romantic escapades, Borkowski calls it a "calculated retreat into the familiar, comfortable territory" of the more sensitive "certified lover boy" persona that dominated Drake's initial breakthrough albums like Thank Me Later and 2011's Take Care.

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Mudslinging a few pedophilia accusations was enough to knock down the certified lover boy.

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“Say, Drake, I hear you like ‘em young/ You better not ever go to cell block one,” he spits, before delivering a blistering reference to Drake's 2021 album, "Certified Lover Boy."

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The “Certified Lover Boy” rapper allegedly released his diss track a week after his “First Person Shooter” collaborator J.Cole walked back his fiery “7 Minute Drill” against Lamar.

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After withdrawing 2021’s “Certified Lover Boy” from competition in apparent protest of the Grammys’ iffy history with hip-hop, the genre’s biggest act is back in the hunt this year with his and 21 Savage’s toxic bro-down of a duo album.

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