zoomy

zoomy

English

Etymology

zoom +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzuːmi/
• Rhymes: -uːmi

Adjective

zoomy (comparative zoomier, superlative zoomiest)

1. (childish) That goes zoom!
   • 2004, Ad Hudler, Househusband, page 284:

     We play a game she calls zoomy rocket, which usually draws some nasty maternal stares.

   • Dec 1970, Kiplinger's Personal Finance‎, volume 24, number 12, page 6:

     Zoomy little race cars […] inhabit this season's Christmas toy departments

2. (mechanics, informal) sleek, speedy, streamlined

   zoomy but faded paint jobs

   • May 1992, Popular Mechanics, page 39:

     In our recent visits to the Frankfurt and Tokyo auto shows, we saw the zoomy shapes we expect at major shows.

   • 2007, Car and Driver, volume 52, page 59:

     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, page 191:

     He caught a downtown bus and felt real good, real zoomy.

   • 1984, Melissa Sones, Getting into fashion, page 237:

     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 lens

   relies upon zoomy close-ups

   wobbly, zoomy, headachey shots

   • 1977, American anthropologist, volume 79, page 760:

     However, the photography is at moments too poorly exposed, too zoomy, and the camera positioned too closely, for the footage to be useful

See also

• zoomies