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

Made us die with a story she told us of a fellow she was spoony on.

From Mike Fletcher A Novel by Moore, George (George Augustus)

He's that spry and full of jokes and he's gettin' right spoony.

From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert

“Say, he’s acting real spoony, isn’t he, Jack?” gasped Toby, taken aback as he saw the man do this.

From Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond by Overton, Mark

A fellow can't show a nice girl a whole lot of spoony attentions, and then back off, letting the girl discover that he has been only fooling all summer.

From Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)