• Zoomy

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: ˈzuːmi

    Origin

    zoom + -y

    Full definition of zoomy

    Adjective

    zoomy

    1. (childish) of something that goes zoom!
      • 2004, Ad Hudler, Househusband, We play a game she calls zoomy rocket, which usually draws some nasty maternal stares.
      • Dec 1970, Zoomy little race cars ... inhabit this season's Christmas toy departments
    2. (mechanics) of something that looks like it would go zoom: sleek, speedy, streamlinedzoomy but faded paint jobs
      • May 1992, In our recent visits to the Frankfurt and Tokyo auto shows, we saw the zoomy shapes we expect at major shows.
      • 2007, Does the zoomy new look of the TT automobile equate with a corresponding improvement in performance?
    3. (slang) Stylish, as a zoomy car, or as someone who looks like they would drive a zoomy car
      • 1960, Edward Hoagland, The circle home, He caught a downtown bus and felt real good, real zoomy.
      • 1984, Melissa Sones, Getting into fashion, Her "mod zoomy little showcases," as she describes her boutiques, are as mod and zoomy as Johnson herself.
    4. (photography) Obviously characteristic of a zoom lensrelies upon zoomy close-upswobbly, zoomy, headachey shots
      • 1977, However, the photography is at moments too poorly exposed, too zoomy, and the camera positioned too closely, for the footage to be useful
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