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[loo-nee]

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noun

Canadian Informal. a dollar coin.

Also, loony.

Origin:
from the image of a loon on the reverse

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loonie (ˈluːnɪ)

—n
	slang (Canadian)
	a. a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces
	b. the Canadian currency

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