spoony

Foolish people may have been called spoony because, like the bowl of a spoon, they are shallow and lack depth.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2019

Dibdin was off the boards altogether, and favour was divided between the London popular comic song and the sentimental—no longer with any flavour of salt about it, but the sentimental spoony and sickly.

From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony

"Spoony," sang Evaleen, whereupon her prim younger daughter, whose plump fist tightly held a bunch of spring-beauties, looked up in wonder and lisped: "Mamma, what is spoony?"

From A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett by Venable, William Henry

"He is awful spoony on her," said Bear in a disgusted tone.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 by Various

"And spoony as two mush ladles, I expect," says I. "Humph!" says he, tossin' the brass paper knife reckless onto the polished mahogany desk top.

From On With Torchy by Lincoln, Foster

I arn't ashamed to say I sit and veep To think of Seven Year of keepin Sheep, The spooniest Beast in Nater, all to Sticks, And not a Votch to take for all their Ticks!

From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas

As a member of the guard he wore a pair of immaculate white duck trousers, which held the "spooniest" crease imaginable.

From Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Late walks, and the spooniest of flirtations characterize the Saturday evening.

From The Recreations of a Country Parson by Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison

There was a catch, a trip, and Mr. Butler went to the ground, mussing the knees of his spooniest pair of white ducks.

From Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Well, of all the spooniest, unsociable, selfish people, you two are the worst.

From The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel by Miller, John Maurice