spooner

spooner
Pronounced with lengthy emphasis on the ooooooooooo sound.
A word used to humourously neutralize someone's anger and potentially an otherwise undesirable situation.
However, not always guaranteed to work as it sometimes makes matters worse.

Calm down you big spooooooooooooooooooooner! Just cos I ran over your cat doesn't mean you have to get into such a snit.


Dictionary of american slang with examples. .

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