Spooney \Spoon"ey\, a.
Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers. [Spelt
also {spoony.}] [Colloq.]
Spooney \Spoon"ey\, n.; pl. {Spooneye}.
A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond.
[Colloq.]
There is no doubt, whatever, that I was a lackadaisical
young spooney. --Dickens.