Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of spoonfeed.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word spoonfed.

Examples

  • Liza, I never actually thought you were "spoonfed" anything, and you certainly have nothing you need to justify to me ... from your past posts you clearly are well-read and tend to be thoughtful, and I have enjoyed reading them whether I agreed with them or not.

    Archive 2006-08-01 2006

  • Stereotypes are the foundation of comedy. any article or idea that is based on people being "spoonfed" fallacy x y or z is a load of crap. funny how the authors of these pieces are always miraculous visionaries unaffected by the pernicious spoonfeeding process, and if anyone agrees with this piece they too will have shown themselves to be independent free thinkers.

    The Guardian World News Kira Cochrane 2010

  • Stereotypes are the foundation of comedy. any article or idea that is based on people being "spoonfed" fallacy x y or z is a load of crap. funny how the authors of these pieces are always miraculous visionaries unaffected by the pernicious spoonfeeding process, and if anyone agrees with this piece they too will have shown themselves to be independent free thinkers.

    The Guardian World News Kira Cochrane 2010

  • Stereotypes are the foundation of comedy. any article or idea that is based on people being "spoonfed" fallacy x y or z is a load of crap. funny how the authors of these pieces are always miraculous visionaries unaffected by the pernicious spoonfeeding process, and if anyone agrees with this piece they too will have shown themselves to be independent free thinkers.

    The Guardian World News Kira Cochrane 2010

  • Stereotypes are the foundation of comedy. any article or idea that is based on people being "spoonfed" fallacy x y or z is a load of crap. funny how the authors of these pieces are always miraculous visionaries unaffected by the pernicious spoonfeeding process, and if anyone agrees with this piece they too will have shown themselves to be independent free thinkers.

    The Guardian World News Kira Cochrane 2010

  • Philippe Sands, an international lawyer, said that some of his questions to Lord Goldsmith, the attorney-general, were 'spoonfed' and gave "every impression of being designed to elicit a response from the attorney general that would demonstrate the reasonableness of his actions and those of the government".

    The First Post: Latest 2009

  • I don't have a problem with beautiful women hunting (who would) but I think all 99% of all "hunting personalities" have their deer, etc spoonfed to them.

    Deer Hunting Divas 2009

  • I don't have a problem with beautiful women hunting (who would) but I think all 99% of all "hunting personalities" have their deer, etc spoonfed to them.

    Deer Hunting Divas 2009

  • The Bible was wielded by educated priests who cherry-picked the lessons and spoonfed them to the masses.

    What has caused a lack of Bible knowledge in America? « Literacy Research « Literacy Help « Literacy News 2009

  • I think everyone's been spoonfed so much crap, they've forgotten what a real movie looks like.

    Harrison Ford Confirms Spielberg and Lucas Have Agreed on a “Germ of an Idea” for Indiana Jones 5 | /Film 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.