What is a synonym for "sooky"?

Common synonyms include: peevish, sook.

Sooky

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

Adjective

1
Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous. Australia, New-Zealand, Newfoundland, slang
"Kangaroos on the other hand become even more sooky (needy for attention), when denied time outside."
2
Sentimental, sissy; timid. Australia, New-Zealand, Newfoundland, slang
"Sentimentalists and political quacks have devoted much time to convincing the sookier twentieth century that nineteenth century New World penitentiaries were choked with near-blameless stealers of one teaspoon, one handkerchief, one loaf of bread."

"Kangaroos on the other hand become even more sooky (needy for attention), when denied time outside."

From sook + -y (“characteristic of”) and -y (“diminutive”).