WordWealth: spoony

spoon·y , adj., spoon·i·er, spoon·i·est. Informal.

It was Dame Judi's first major appearance since Williams's death from cancer in January. She has sought solace in a frenetic work schedule.--Dressed in white, she sat before an altar on which a silver baptismal bowl was crammed with dozens of red roses. Every Friday during their marriage, Dame Judi was given a single rose from "my spoony old thing". —— Hugh Davies; Laughter Fills the Air at Michael Williams Memorial; Laughter fills the air at Michael Williams memorial; Telegraph; July 10, 2001

Nevertheless, because we're spoony old things at heart, we like to believe that some showbiz marriages are different. These become our touchstone romances; proof that if a golden couple can resist all the temptations that the high life can throw at them, then surely we - who, let's face it, aren't very likely to be called upon to French kiss Angelina Jolie in the course of a day's work - can make ourselves stay on the straight and narrow. And we do, despite our sophistication, think we can differentiate between "good" couples and "bad" couples. No one expects Liam and Nicole to grow old together - or even to exchange presents at Christmas.—— Julie Burchill, "Cut!" The Guardian, Feb 7, 2001

So when your fervor cools, you think that this suddenly familiar and lusterless partner couldn't possibly be the one you're destined to be with; otherwise you'd still be all spoony, lovey-dovey and bewitched. —— John Dufresne, "What's So Hot About Passion?" Washington Post, Feb 9, 2003

We know they aren't doing it for love, otherwise it wouldn't take $50 million to sucker them into getting spoony for a construction worker. —— 'Say it Isn't so, 'Joe,'' USA Today, Dec 30, 2002

Spoony is from the slang term spoon, meaning "a simpleton or a silly person."

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