Definitions

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  • adjective Tending to balloon

Etymologies

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balloon +‎ -y

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Examples

  • While in the midst of this campaign, to which H.nry H. Rogers 'genius, matured in many a hard-fought business battle, foresaw an early and easy triumphal termination, there came athwart his victorious path a financial guerilla, "balloony," mysterious, yet as sticky as a jelly-fish, who was destined to exert a most maleficent influence on his after-life.

    Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Thomas William Lawson 1891

  • She might hear it, but as long as she doesn't see the freaky white BLAMMO of something small and crinkly becoming big and balloony ... she can cope.

    Schweet! mecamind 2007

  • September 10, 2008 at 4:26 am yeshyesh I noe butter I had jest red abowt male IT professionals maskQraiding as Unix programmers – sry ps: didya sea on the cheezfrenz map the marker balloony for 2012 Olimpix Party location?

    YEAH. THAT WAS MY REACTION - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Fueled by the success of the huggable, balloony iMac -- one of the world's best-selling PCs of late -- Apple has nearly quadrupled its consumer market share, to about 12 percent.

    Apple?S Ibook: A Mac To Go 2008

  • Not that I'd never get anything done if I had the funds I don't know that I *would* either, since I *don't* have the funds but it just seems to me that a face lift that *looks* lifted is worse than wrinkles, boobs that look balloony are worse than A cups, and lips like a duck bill are far worse than a natural thin lipped mouth.

    That picture of Hillary on Drudge right now. Ann Althouse 2007

  • "English," as quite decidedly, also, were his cross-barred trousers of balloony build; nor, although thus flinging himself for diversion into the vortex of the lower crowd, had he foregone the luxury of tan-colored kid gloves and patent-leather shoes.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 Various

  • Wedding gowns may be fitted as with mermaid style or balloony as with the princess line.

    VInvesting.com amandas 2010

  • Wedding gowns may be fitted as with mermaid style or balloony as with the princess line.

    VInvesting.com amandas 2010

  • It’s a little easier graphically to bend and shape things that look more balloony than something that is ultra realistic.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Slew of new Spore screens 2007

  • "Thot Yankee from Vermont called yez a balloony sausage t'-day, an 'ye nivver did a thing.

    Frank Merriwell's Chums Burt L. Standish 1905

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