spoonie

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of spoony (“foolish or silly person”). alt-of,alternative,archaic
    — I shall wander amid the ruins of ancient magnificence, and indulge my heart in melancholy musings! Pooh! do you think me such a spoonie?
  2. 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.
  3. A person with a chronic illness or disability. Internet,slang
    — 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".

词形变化

spoonies plural spoonies plural spoonies plural

词源

词源 1
Unknown. Possibly related to the phrase born with a silver spoon in one's mouth.
词源 2
From the spatulate shape of the bill.
词源 3
From spoon (“unit of limited personal energy”) + -ie. See spoon theory.
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