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View synonyms for lovers' lane

lovers' lane

noun

  1. a secluded lane, road, or parking area sought out by lovers for its privacy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lovers' lane1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Idioms and Phrases

A secluded road or area sought out by lovers seeking privacy. For example, The police loved to embarrass youngsters parked in lovers' lane . [Late 1800s]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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