adjective
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informal dreamy or listless
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of or like the moon
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slang crazy or foolish
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Etymology
Origin of moony
Example Sentences
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Maybe we don’t think much about that aspect of love, preferring to dwell — as most movies do — on all the moony, swoony parts.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Jonah Hill is probably the ambassador of Los Angeles’ moony surf-and-sand spirit, and his chest is on display all over his GQ Style cover shoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
You should never fall in love with an investment, getting moony about how well it has done and letting the emotion of past success cloud your judgment and overcome reason.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
For anyone who’s followed the company from its rise to the ousting of its moony CEO Adam Neumann and the bungling of its IPO, this marks yet another crack in the company’s polished, perk-filled aesthetic.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2020
I felt sorry for Travis, the youngest and most tender of the bunch, who ate alone and cast piteous, moony looks at Lula.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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