love game

noun

, Tennis.

1. a game in which one's opponent fails to win a point.

love game

noun

1. tennis a game in which the loser has a score of zero

Word History and Origins

Origin of love game¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

We had a great fight for the thirteenth, which I fortunately won, and finished the match with a love game.

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The first game had been a love game, meaning that Disbrow had won all the points.

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And that's why the captain has the inside edge on the love game.

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“Love Game,” “Slam,” or “Double,”—where the score is five to nothing.

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Drain it not to-night, lest I win a love-game, though we do not play for love!'

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