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spoony

[spoo-nee]
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adjective, spoon·i·er, spoon·i·est. Informal.
  1. foolishly or sentimentally amorous.
  2. foolish; silly.
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Origin of spoony

First recorded in 1805–15; spoon + -y1
Related formsspoon·i·ly, adverbspoon·i·ness, noun
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Related Words

amorous, arch, come-on, coy, libidinous, sportive, come-hither, coquettish, enticing, flirty, spoony

Examples from the Web for spoony

Historical Examples

  • Let me add, however, that he was as far as possible from being a "spoony."

    Captains of Industry

    James Parton

  • Any young man can get spoony on any girl if he sees enough of her.

    The Quaint Companions

    Leonard Merrick

  • All I can say is, if I were as spoony as you are, on that girl, I'd have learned all about her long ago.

    The Tenants of Malory

    Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

  • "Yes, yes, the craythur's doin' somethin' in the spoony line," said Kisseck.

  • His Nibs skedaddled yesterday per jack-rabbit line with all the coin in the kitty and the bundle of muslin he's spoony about.

British Dictionary definitions for spoony

spoony

spooney

slang, rare, old-fashioned
adjective spoonier or spooniest
  1. foolishly or stupidly amorous
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noun plural spoonies
  1. a fool or silly person, esp one in love
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Word Origin and History for spoony

adj.

1812, "foolish;" 1836, "sentimental," from spoon (n.) in sense "silly person" + -y (2).

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