Dictionary

cartooney en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Blend of cartoon + attorney, or a variation of cartoony.

Meanings

1. (Internet) An empty and comically overstated threat of legal action, or a mock legal action.
   • Because we who don’t like spam need a good laugh once in a while (other than the occasional guffaws induced by cartooneys), let me share a few samples from my incoming spam cesspool. 2004, Danny Goodman, “Rule #3: Spammers Are Stupid”, in Spam Wars: Our Last Best Chance to Defeat Spammers, Scammers, and Hackers, SelectBooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 183:

Forms

cartooney en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of cartoony.
   alt of cartoony