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lovers' lane

lovers' lane
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Definitions of lovers' lane words

  • noun lovers' lane a secluded lane, road, or parking area sought out by lovers for its privacy. 1
  • noun lovers' lane any secluded place frequented by young couples so as to engage in lovemaking in their parked vehicles 0

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Origin of lovers' lane

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Lovers' lane

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lovers' lane popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for lovers' lane

noun lovers' lane

  • bower — A bower is a shady, leafy shelter in a garden or wood.
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.

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