"flooey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfluː.i/ Forms: more flooey [comparative], most flooey [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːi Head templates: {{en-adj}} flooey (comparative more flooey, superlative most flooey)
  1. (slang, dated) Drunk. Tags: dated, slang Synonyms (drunk): drunk
    Sense id: en-flooey-en-adj-z6fuMRDZ Disambiguation of 'drunk': 100 0
  2. (slang) Crazy, chaotic, awry. Tags: slang Synonyms (awry): disorderly Synonyms (crazy): insane
    Sense id: en-flooey-en-adj-YVYYgFzJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'awry': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'crazy': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: askew, flooie Related terms: kerflooey

Alternative forms

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