See Also: spoony(dictionary)

spoony (iou)



spoony noun & adjective. ['spu:ni] Also spooney. L18.
[from SPOON noun + -Y1.]
A. noun.
A silly or foolish person; a simpleton. L18.
A person who behaves in a sentimentally or foolishly amorous manner. M19.
b. adjective.
Foolish, silly, soft. E19.
Sentimentally or foolishly amorous; expressive of sentimental fondness; sweet on a person. E19.
spoonily adverb (rare) M19.
spooniness noun (a) foolishness, silliness; (b) the condition of being sentimentally in love: E19.
spoonyism noun the state or quality of being spoony M19.