| Relationship-deepening word, informally |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2026 |
| Word dropped when things are getting serious, informally |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Awkward word to drop on a first date, informally |
LA Times Daily |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Drop the ___ (say "I love you") |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2024 |
| Relationship-changing word, slangily |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Show of affection that might be "dropped" |
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| Drop the ___ (say "I love you" for the first time in a relationship) |
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| *Drop the ___ (say "I love you") |
USA Today |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Ted Mosby notably dropped it prematurely |
TV |
03 Mar 2024 |
| Relationship altering thing that's "dropped" |
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| Drop the ___ (confess deep affection) |
USA Today |
13 Dec 2023 |
| It might be dropped unexpectedly on a date, in slang |
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| Slangy thing that may be 'dropped' in a serious relationship |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Term to drop in a serious relationship, informally |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2022 |
| Unexpected profession, in modern lingo |
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| Unexpected profession, in modern lingo |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2021 |
| Drop the ___ (confess deep affection) |
Universal |
10 Apr 2020 |
| What you may "drop" on Valentine's Day, with "the" |
Universal |
22 Feb 2020 |
| Word that takes a relationship to the next level, slangily |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Nov 2019 |
| Something that might be 'dropped' prematurely in a relationship, in slang |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2019 |
| Something that might be "dropped" prematurely in a relationship, in slang |
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| Drop the ___ (confess deep affection) |
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