girlfriend vs lovebird

girlfriend

noun
  • A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. 

  • A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner. 

  • A female friend. 

  • A term of address for a female friend or among gay men. 

lovebird

noun
  • One of the members of an openly affectionate couple. 

  • Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other. 

verb
  • To express romantic affection openly. 

How often have the words girlfriend and lovebird occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )