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Spoons

//spuːnz// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Foolishly infatuated with; having a romantic crush on (used with on). archaic, not-comparable, slang

    ""[…] You look very fit, Grannie, and Jerry says Aunt Mary is too young to be my aunt; I believe he is spoons on her already - what ho! my Uncle Jerry! Come and be introduced.""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any pub belonging to the Wetherspoons chain. UK, slang

    "We took up the recommendation of the Pheasant in Brill, which is a lovely pub but which sadly only did food until 2 which we'd missed, so went to Spoons in Bicester for a late lunch instead, via a quick inspection of the charming little church in Ludgershall."

Noun
  1. 1
    A child's card game. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    plural of spoon form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A pair of spoons used as a musical instrument by tapping them on parts of the body. plural, plural-only
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of spoon form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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