flooey

American  

[floo-ee] / ˈflu i /

Or flooie

adjective

Slang.

1. amiss or awry.

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Etymology

Origin of flooey

Of obscure origin; cf. blooey

Example Sentences

The Cluetts and I are in this—the rest of the company's gone flooey.

From Martie, the Unconquered by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

Tom gets the tray in the neck and soaks the nearest man banquet goes flooey.

From Merton of the Movies by Wilson, Harry Leon

Cry harder, dear—you must cry harder, this scene will go all flooey if you can't cry any harder than that.

From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph

"I do think something, which is that you're no end of a bounder to bring your daughter's name into your flooey talk," Lord Victor retorted angrily.

From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.

Half a dozen of ’em gone flooey in the stomach.

From Aces Up by Clarke, Covington