cartooney

English

Etymology 1

Blend of cartoon +‎ attorney, or a variation of cartoony.

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Noun

cartooney (plural cartoonies or cartooneys)

  1. (Internet slang) An empty and comically overstated threat of legal action, or a mock legal action.
    • 2004, Danny Goodman, “Rule #3: Spammers Are Stupid”, in Spam Wars: Our Last Best Chance to Defeat Spammers, Scammers, and Hackers, SelectBooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 183:
      Because we who don’t like spam need a good laugh once in a while (other than the occasional guffaws induced by cartooneys), let me share a few samples from my incoming spam cesspool.
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Etymology 2

Adjective

cartooney

  1. Misspelling of cartoony.
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