zooey en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /zuːi/
Etymology
From zoo + -ey.
Meanings
-
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a zoo.
a zooey smell
-
(informal) Crowded with people.
[…] restaurants that squeeze in as many tables as possible against the walls of the old town; it gets zooey, with tourists trying to get past the fuming waiters trying to deliver food to their waiting diners.
2001, David Andrusia, Haas Mroue, Donald Olson, Frommer's Gay & Lesbian Europe, page 254:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zooiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| zooier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |