Spooney

Word SPOONEY
Character 7
Hyphenation spoon ey
Pronunciations N/A

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The word "spooney" in example sentences

Diogenes calls the spooney view of women, and only applicable to the young and handsome, -- a very small minority. ❋ Various (N/A)

He had never been of the so-called "spooney" set at the 'Varsity. ❋ Charles King (1888)

But, while still within the "spooney" zone he knows no more than you or I (or that most important _she_) what the morrow means to bring. ❋ William Frend De Morgan (1878)

He may have been only "spooney," but it was in a sense that left him no pretence for thinking that anything connected with this beautiful young widow-lady could be unimportant to him. ❋ William Frend De Morgan (1878)

Their method was the marvel of the unimaginative Terrapin, who made some philosophic comments upon the "spooney" socially considered, and cut their acquaintance. ❋ George Alfred Townsend (1877)

There is no doubt whatever that I was a lackadaisical young spooney; but there was a purity of heart in all this, that prevents my having quite a contemptuous recollection of it, let me laugh as I may. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Aussie: [with admiration] "I can see you've played knifey-spooney before." ❋ Ortved, John (2007)

This history has been written to very little purpose if the reader has not perceived that the Major was a spooney. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Pendennis, when the offer of the commission was acknowledged and refused, wrote back a curt and somewhat angry letter to the widow, and thought his nephew was rather a spooney. ❋ Unknown (2006)

‘I do so like Mr. Macassar, he is so spooney; pray go on, mamma.’ ❋ Unknown (2004)

He swore that he would go to Mexico, though why I can't imagine; and I really wish he had; but I was frightened at the time, and I cried; and then he got worse, and I told him not to; whereupon he went into raptures, and began to call me no end of names -- spooney names, you know; and I-- oh, I did _so_ want him to stop! ❋ James De Mille (N/A)

For, if a fellow feels like a fool, you know, when he's talking spooney, how much more like a fool must he feel when he sits down and deliberately writes spooney! ❋ James De Mille (N/A)

So at last I got so affected by my own eloquence that I became quite spooney. ❋ James De Mille (N/A)

"Confounded spooney!" muttered Plotman, between his teeth. ❋ Various (N/A)

Lord! making love on the sly! getting spooney! taking romantic walks! reading poetry! and all to his own wife! ❋ James De Mille (N/A)

The true state of matters was now obvious to all Old Bill was another fatally-stricken victim of that spooney archer-boy who next to death holds dominion over men; and with his case, thus momentous, we could but feel a renewed interest in his behalf, and busy our tongues about him. ❋ Various (N/A)

"You're spooney, dad," returned John, and he left the bank with Vijal. ❋ James De Mille (N/A)

I reached forward my hand, and tried to take hers, all the time saying no end of spooney things. ❋ James De Mille (N/A)

There was, indeed, between us the consciousness of a common secret, and she could not fail to see in my manner something warmer than common -- something more tender than friendship, for instance -- something, in fact, which, without being at all spooney, was still expressive of very delicate regard. ❋ James De Mille (N/A)

Macrorie! how awfully spooney you were about her, you know -- ready to fight with your best friend about her, and all that, you know. ❋ James De Mille (N/A)

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