adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- spoonily adverb
- spooniness noun
Etymology
Origin of spoony
First recorded in 1805–15; spoon (in the archaic sense “shallow person, simpleton, fool”) + -y 1
Example Sentences
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Foolish people may have been called spoony because, like the bowl of a spoon, they are shallow and lack depth.
From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019
"Yes, yes, the craythur's doin' somethin' in the spoony line," said Kisseck.
From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir
Made us die with a story she told us of a fellow she was spoony on.
From Mike Fletcher A Novel by Moore, George (George Augustus)
"No;—I know very well the sort of girl that makes me spoony."
From Ralph the Heir by Trollope, Anthony
He's that spry and full of jokes and he's gettin' right spoony.
From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert
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