zooey

See also: Zooey

English

Etymology

From zoo +‎ -ey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zuːi/

Adjective

zooey (comparative zooier, superlative zooiest) (informal)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a zoo.
    a zooey smell
  2. Crowded with people.
    • 2001, David Andrusia, Haas Mroue, Donald Olson, Frommer's Gay & Lesbian Europe, page 254:
      […] 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.
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