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loony - 6 dictionary results

loon⋅y

1[loo-nee] adjective, loon⋅i⋅er, loon⋅i⋅est, noun, plural loon⋅ies. Informal.
–adjective
1. lunatic; insane.
2. extremely or senselessly foolish.
–noun
3. a lunatic.
Also, looney, luny.


Origin:
1860–65; lun(atic) + -y 2


loon⋅i⋅ness, noun

loon⋅y

2[loo-nee]
–noun, plural loon⋅ies.
loonie.

loon⋅ie

[loo-nee]
–noun
Canadian Informal. a dollar coin.
Also, loony.


Origin:
from the image of a loon on the reverse
loon·y or loon·ey also lun·y   (lōō'nē)   
adj.   loon·i·er also lun·i·er, loon·i·est also lun·i·est
  1. Extremely foolish or silly.
  2. Crazy; insane.
n.   pl. loon·ies also loon·eys or lun·ies
A foolish or crazy person.

[Shortening and alteration of lunatic, or from loon2.]
loon'i·ly adv., loon'i·ness n.

Loony

Loon"y\, a. See Luny.

loony 
1853, Amer.Eng., short for lunatic, but also infl. by loon (2), which is noted for its wild cry and method of escaping from danger. Slang loony bin "insane asylum" is from 1919. Looney left in ref. to holders of political views felt to be extreme is from 1977.
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