different between spoony vs spoons

English

Alternative forms

• spooney
• spoonie (noun only)

Etymology

From spoon +? -y. See notes at spoonie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spu?.ni/
• Rhymes: -u?ni

Adjective

spoony (comparative spoonier, superlative spooniest)

1. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way.
2. Feebly sentimental; gushy.

Translations

Noun

spoony (plural spoonies)

1. (informal) A foolish, simple, or silly person.
2. (informal) A foolishly amorous person.

Translations

Anagrams

• Snoopy, opsony, poyson, snoopy, yopons

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spu?nz/

Noun

spoons

1. plural of spoon
2. A child's card game.
3. (music) A pair of spoons used as a musical instrument by tapping them on parts of the body.

Derived terms

• spoonist

Verb

spoons

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spoon

Adjective

spoons (not comparable)

1. (slang, archaic) Foolishly infatuated with; having a romantic crush on (used with on).
   • 1922, Lydia Miller Middleton, The Happy Adventures

     " […] You look very fit, Grannie, and Jerry says Aunt Mary is too young to be my aunt; I believe he is spoons on her already - what ho! my Uncle Jerry! Come and be introduced."

   • 1876, The Young Ladies' Journal (page 548)

     […] she will have grown older and wiser by that time; besides, I'm awful spoons on her—she is the sweetest little thing.

Related terms

• spoonie

Anagrams

• snoops