drop the L-bomb

To say "I love you" or a similar expression of love to a romantic partner, especially unexpectedly and/or for the first time. We'd only been dating for a couple of months when he dropped the L-bomb on me. I was so shocked that all I could think to say back was, "Thank you!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ritu	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Blaguna	-	Macedonian, Bulgarian
M&Aelig;Ja	MIE-yah	Icelandic
Ulrik	OOL-rik	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Aeron (1)	-	Welsh
Nowell	-	English (Rare)