different between zooey vs zoomy

English

Etymology

zoo +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zu?i/

Adjective

zooey (comparative zooier, superlative zooiest)

1. (informal) crowded with people
   • 2001, David Andrusia, Haas Mroue, Donald Olson, Frommer's Gay & Lesbian Europe (page 254)

     […] restaurants that squeeze in as many tables as possible against the walls of the old town; it gets zooey, with tourists trying to get past the fuming waiters trying to deliver food to their waiting diners.

English

Etymology

zoom +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?zu?mi/
• Rhymes: -u?mi

Adjective

zoomy (comparative zoomier, superlative zoomiest)

1. (childish) That goes zoom!
2. (mechanics, informal) sleek, speedy, streamlined

   zoomy but faded paint jobs
3. (slang) Stylish, as a zoomy car, or as someone who looks like they would drive a zoomy car
4. (photography) Obviously characteristic of a zoom lens

   relies upon zoomy close-ups

   wobbly, zoomy, headachey shots
5. (slang) Evocative of Generation Z.

   His love of putting avocados on bread is so zoomy.

See also

• zoomies