spoonies
spoonies is the plural of spoonie.
spoonies is the plural of spoony.
Meaning of spoonie
Noun (1)
spoonie (plural spoonies)
- A northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata).
- Every time a spoonie would alight within 400 yards of "Uncle George" he would proceed to stalk that spoonie with as much care as if it were a ten-point buck.1911, Western Field: The Sportsman's Magazine of the West
Noun (2)
spoonie (plural spoonies)
- A person with a chronic illness or disability.
- And if spoonies use up more energy than they really have, and get excessively exhausted as a result, it's known as getting into "spoon deficit".2013 June 21, “Explaining low stamina levels - with spoons”, in BBC News
Meaning of spoony
Noun
spoony (plural spoonies)
- A foolish, simple, or silly person.
- A foolishly amorous person.
- Major 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.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 3, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850...
Questions about spoonies
- What is spoonies the plural of?
- Spoonies is the plural of spoonie.
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