spooner
spooner · spooners
One who spoons; one who engages in spooningOne who spoons; one who engages in spooning.: A person who engages in kissing and petting.
/ˈspuːnɚ/
Meaning
2 sensesOne who spoons; one who engages in spooning.
A person who lies nestled against their partner in bed, back-to-front on their sides
(dated)A person who engages in kissing and petting.
Origin
From spoon + -er.From spoon + -er.
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Forms
plural: spoonersWord family
1 related wordsRelatedwooden spooner
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.