zoomyhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoomy_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoomy, adj.
Revised 2017

zoomyadjective

  1. 1931–
    Esp. of a vehicle, its engine, etc.: that zooms; capable of travelling or accelerating quickly; (hence) impressively large, fast, or powerful; flashy.
    1. 1931
      Your first airplane..Zoomy punch at low cost.
      Flying Magazine November
    2. 1969
      The Herald 13/60..has a zoomy 1296cc engine, delivering 61 bhp.
      Daily Telegraph 17 January (Colour Supplement) 6 (advertisement)
    3. 1985
      The car is right on the money... It's not super space-age or zoomy. But I think what it's supposed to do it does well.
      New York Times 13 October v. 13/1
    4. 1989
      More power, closer gears, firmer suspension, bigger tires, zoomier looks. How does it work?
      Motor Trend March 121/3
    5. 1991
      Since Forward Look, automotive fashions have come and gone in a quest for zoomy zeitgeist and a median demographic style.
      Esquire January 46/1
    6. 2014
      Yes, an MG is a sports car, but it's a really, really ancient one; not zoomy or souped up.
      V. Bergin, Rain xxv. 332

zoomy, adj. was revised in June 2017.

zoomy, adj. was last modified in July 2023.