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
Other Word Forms
- moonily adverb
- mooniness noun
Etymology
Origin of moony
Example Sentences
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The one behind you at a Gelson’s, maybe, who might notice the cottage cheese in your cart and get moony over how creamy it is.
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023
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
Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2019
I wait for JB to say something, but he just smiles, his eyes all moony.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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