zooey

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English

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Etymology

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From zoo +‎ -ey.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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zooey (comparative zooier, superlative zooiest)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a zoo.
    a zooey smell
  2. (informal) 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.