01 a. Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers.
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Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers.[Colloq.]
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Webster, 1913
Spooney
02 n. A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond.
pl.
Spooneys ((-ĭz))
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A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond.[Colloq.]“There is no doubt, whatever, that I was a lackadaisical young spooney.” — Dickens.