spooney

/ˈspuːni/
adjective
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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