spoony

[ spoo-nee ]

/ ˈspu ni /

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adjective, spoon·i·er, spoon·i·est.

Informal: Older Use. foolishly or sentimentally amorous: a spoony couple, canoodling on the porch swing.

Archaic. foolish; silly.

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Origin of spoony

First recorded in 1805–15; spoon (in the archaic sense “shallow person, simpleton, fool”) + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM spoony

spoon·i·ly, adverbspoon·i·ness, noun

Words nearby spoony

spoonful, spoon hook, spoon nail, spoon theory, spoonworm, spoony, spoor, spor-, Sporades, sporadic, sporadically

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How to use spoony in a sentence

Let me add, however, that he was as far as possible from being a "spoony."
Captains of Industry|James Parton
Of course spoony people ought to talk about spring, and how perfectly lovely everything is.
Love in a Cloud|Arlo Bates
The sight of my own little Bill's satchel gives me a turn, and makes me feel spoony to this day.
Girlhood and Womanhood|Sarah Tytler
Say, when you fellows get over being spoony, come out and have some fun, he added closing the door.
For the Honor of Randall|Lester Chadwick

With a smile he added: "Now, don't get too spoony when he comes, or else Ken will have no head for business."
The Mask|Arthur Hornblow

British Dictionary definitions for spoony

spoony

spooney

slang, rare, old-fashioned

adjective spoonier or spooniest

foolishly or stupidly amorous

noun plural spoonies

a fool or silly person, esp one in love

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spoony

Origin of spoony

OTHER WORDS FROM spoony

Words nearby spoony

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British Dictionary definitions for spoony

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