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Merriam Webster's

adjective see spoony

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spooney Spoon"ey, a. Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers. [Spelt also spoony.] [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spooney Spoon"ey, n.; pl. Spooneye. 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.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

(WHIP) Thin, haggard, like the shank of a spoon; also delicate, craving for something, longing for sweets. Avaricious. That tit is damned spooney. She's a spooney piece of goods. He's a spooney old fellow.