The phrase "affectionate homage" means showing deep love and admiration towards someone or something in a respectful and reverential way. Full definition
Paying affectionate homage to gritty buddy pictures of the 1970s, this bluesy character piece stars Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds as two quite different individuals sharing the same, crippling compulsion. (latimes.com)
A delightfully silly and clearly affectionate homage to romance novels, My Lady's Choosing presents readers with four dashing applicants for their hand, and then sets them loose in a snarky, trope - filled wonderland. (bookpage.com)
In affectionate homage to this iconic red ziggurat and marking it's anniversary, MK - born artist Emily Shepherd has developed and curated November's Project Space exhibition, The Point Souvenir Shop. (mkgallery.org)