spoony

Example Sentences

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Foolish people may have been called spoony because, like the bowl of a spoon, they are shallow and lack depth.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019

Let me add, however, that he was as far as possible from being a "spoony."

From Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money by Parton, James

The meaning is nearly the same as that of spoony.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer

"We're a horribly spoony couple," he said to Olga.

From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

No use in becoming sentimental or spoony about it.

From A Pirate of Parts by Neville, Richard