Spooney

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spooney \Spoon"ey\ (-[y^]), a.
     Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers. [Spelt
     also {spoony.}] [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Spooney \Spoon"ey\, n.; pl. {Spooneys} (-[i^]z).
     A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond.
     [Colloq.]
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           There is no doubt, whatever, that I was a lackadaisical
           young spooney.                           --Dickens.
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