Spoony
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A foolish, simple, or silly person. informal
- 2 A foolishly amorous person. informal
"Major Pendennis, when the offer of the commission was acknowledged and refused, wrote back a curt and somewhat angry letter to the widow, and thought his nephew was rather a spooney."
- 3 Alternative form of spoonie (“person with chronic illness or disability”). alt-of, alternative, slang
- 1 Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
""She—silly child—is spoony, I think, on that cousin of her's, Dalrymple—he, I believe, is spoony on her.""
- 2 Feebly sentimental; gushy.
"That is why we decline to publish any of the letters and verses which Mr. Pen wrote at this period of his life, out of mere regard for the young fellow’s character. They are too spooney and wild."
- 3 Similar to a spoon.
"That's a very spoony fork."
Synonyms
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More examples""She—silly child—is spoony, I think, on that cousin of her's, Dalrymple—he, I believe, is spoony on her.""
Etymology
From spoon + -y. See notes at spoonie.
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