spooney
/ˈspuːni/
adjective
- Foolishly or excessively sentimental or romantic; lovesick.
- He wrote spooney poems to his crush every day.
- The movie was so spooney that even the romantic scenes felt exaggerated.
- She felt a bit spooney after watching the old love letters.
- Silly or foolish in a weak-minded way.
- Don't be so spooney; you can't believe every rumor you hear.
- The spooney character in the play always made the audience laugh.
- His spooney grin made everyone think he wasn't taking the situation seriously.
Synonyms
noun
- A person who is foolishly sentimental or romantic.
- The old spooney still keeps every love note from high school.
- Don't be such a spooney — it's just a movie.
- He's a bit of a spooney when it comes to Valentine's Day.
- A silly or foolish person.
- The class clown was a lovable spooney.
- Only a spooney would fall for that trick.
- She called him a spooney for forgetting his own birthday.