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spoonie
/ˈspuː.ni/
noun 3
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4ADJ.
alight, northern, other
VERB + SPOONIE
like, stalk, time, twaddling
PREP.
with, within
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative form of spoony (“foolish or silly person”).
I shall wander amid the ruins of ancient magnificence, and indulge my heart in melancholy musings! Pooh! do you think me such a spoonie?
Jonathan Oldskirt is a twaddling spoonie.
noun
1
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.
The Northern shoveler, or ”spoonie,” as he is commonly called, has a bill like no other species of North American duck.
noun
1
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".
People who identified with Miserandino’s metaphor began to self-identify as “spoonies,” seeking support and connection with other sufferers online.
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I shall wander amid the ruins of ancient magnificence, and indulge my heart in melancholy musings! Pooh! do you think me such a spoonie?
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Jonathan Oldskirt is a twaddling spoonie.
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In short, I began the process of ruining myself in the received style; like any other spoonie. I had not, it seems, the originality to chalk out a new road to shame and destruction, but trode the old
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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.
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The Northern shoveler, or ”spoonie,” as he is commonly called, has a bill like no other species of North American duck.
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And I would bet a month's salary that if I were to drag that pond, I would find a mess of spoonies stomped into the mud, not to mention the one tossed into the weeds at the pond's edge.
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