Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
spoony. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
spoony, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
spoony in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
spoony you have here. The definition of the word
spoony will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
spoony, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From spoon + -y. See notes at spoonie.
Pronunciation
Adjective
spoony (comparative spoonier, superlative spooniest)
- Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
1852, Henry Drummond Wolff, Blondelle, page 139:"She—silly child—is spoony, I think, on that cousin of her's, Dalrymple—he, I believe, is spoony on her."
- 1915, W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage, chapter 58:
- ‘They all laugh at you, you know. They say you're spoony on me.’
2020, Lorna Locke, Romie's Fantasies (Lakeside Lovers; 3):Even if they were absolutely spoony for each other it was difficult to imagine either of them taking that first scary step toward romance.
- Feebly sentimental; gushy.
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 12, in The History of Pendennis. , volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1849–1850, →OCLC:That is why we decline to publish any of the letters and verses which Mr. Pen wrote at this period of his life, out of mere regard for the young fellow’s character. They are too spooney and wild.
- Similar to a spoon
That's a very spoony fork.
Derived terms
Translations
enamored in a silly or sentimental way
Noun
spoony (plural spoonies)
- (informal) A foolish, simple, or silly person.
- (informal) A foolishly amorous person.
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 3, in The History of Pendennis. , volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1849–1850, →OCLC:Major Pendennis, when the offer of the commission was acknowledged and refused, wrote back a curt and somewhat angry letter to the widow, and thought his nephew was rather a spooney.
1861, Marie Louise Hankins, “The Fascinating Lady”, in Women of New York, page 129:Occasionally, a Fascinating Lady catches a rich spoony whom she can manage and control. In that case, she continues to have all her whims fully gratified until Mr. Spoony's fortune is exhausted, and the creditors carry off the off the nice furniture.
Translations
foolish, simple, or silly person
Anagrams