love machine
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8.1
- noun
- /lʌv məˈʃin/
- Informal
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Don Juan
- I'm just a love machine
- just a love machine
Examples
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He was a veritable love machine.
Fiction book (2002) -
I'm just a love machine
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I'm just a love machine
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I'm just a love machine
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I'm just a love machine
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I'm just a love machine
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Give us a hug, Shrek, you old love machine.
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I, I, I'M JUST A LOVE MACHINE ♪
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He's known as the ultimate love machine at the parties because he can charm anyone.
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As a love machine, he always knows the right thing to say to make someone feel special.
Synonyms
4
7.9
A person who others see as very attractive and confident with partners in private
4
7.0
A young man who acts charming and shows romantic interest
How Charming
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally built from 'love' (affection/sexual relation) + 'machine' (device), so a learner can infer it refers to a device related to love or sex. However its specific slang sense (a sex toy) and possible alternative use for a person (e.g. a womanizer) are culturally marked and not fully predictable from the parts alone, so prior exposure or pragmatic knowledge is typically required.
Etymology
Love machine comes from the image of a small machine that keeps making love without stopping. That's why people jokingly call someone a 'love machine' when they are very good at attracting romantic interest.