zooey

See also: Zooey

English

Etymology

From zoo +‎ -ey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zuːi/

Adjective

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.