flooey

English

Alternative forms

• flooie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfluː.i/
• Rhymes: -uːi

Adjective

flooey (comparative more flooey, superlative most flooey)

1. (slang, dated) Drunk.
2. (slang) Crazy, chaotic, awry.
   • 1935, John Milton Oskison, Brothers three:

     Everything I've tried since pa died has gone flooey.

   • 2000, James Clifton Cobb, The second gun:

     Well, sir, about a second after Jake nodded his head, the place went flooey. Everybody started whoopin' and placin' bets and yelling out drink orders […]

   • 2013, Jonathan Maberry, Extinction Machine‎^[1], Macmillan (St Martin's Griffin), page 139:

     "Of course. No matter how many times we run the math, there's still a chance this could all go flooey."
     "‘Flooey’?"
     "Flooey," agreed Mr. Bones. "There might be something we haven't thought of, some X-factor that makes it all go wrong."

Synonyms

• (drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk
• (crazy): See Thesaurus:insane
• (awry): See Thesaurus:disorderly or Thesaurus:askew

See also

• kerflooey