spoony
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adjective \ˈspü-nē\spoon·i·erspoon·i·est
Definition of SPOONY
2
: being sentimentally in love
Variants of SPOONY
spoony or spoon·ey \ˈspü-nē\
Examples of SPOONY
- <the spoony verses of a lovesick soldier to his girl back home>
Origin of SPOONY
English slang spoon simpleton
First Known Use: circa 1812
Related to SPOONY
- Synonyms
- chocolate-box, cloying, drippy, fruity, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, novelettish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, corny (or spooney), sticky, sugarcoated, sugary, wet
- Antonyms
- unsentimental
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