loony

English

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Etymology

Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluːni/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːni
  • Homophones: loonie, looney, luny

Adjective

loony (comparative loonier, superlative looniest)

  1. (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a person) Insane.
    They dismissed his loony ideas.
    The movie is full of loony characters.
    loony scheme
    completely loony
  2. (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a thing) Very silly, absurd.

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Noun

loony (plural loonies)

  1. (informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.

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