Spooneys

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spooney \Spoon"ey\, n.; pl. {Spooneys} (-[i^]z).
   A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond.
   [Colloq.]
   [1913 Webster]

         There is no doubt, whatever, that I was a lackadaisical
         young spooney.                           --Dickens.
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