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cupboard love
noun
- a personal attachment that appears to be motivated by love but in fact stems from the hope of gain.
cupboard love
noun
- a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- cupīboard lovī er noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of cupboard love1
First recorded in 1750ā60
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Example Sentences
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Iām someone whose ālove languageā 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 ācupboard loveā for usāor 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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