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loon
1[ loon ]
/ lun /
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noun
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Origin of loon
1First recorded in 1625â35; perhaps alteration of loom3
Words nearby loon
loom, loo mask, looming, loom large, loom-state, loon, looney, loonie, loony, loony bin, loony tunes
Other definitions for loon (2 of 2)
loon2
[ loon ]
/ lun /
noun
a crazy or simple-minded person.
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British Dictionary definitions for loon (1 of 2)
Word Origin for loon
C17: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse lĆmr
British Dictionary definitions for loon (2 of 2)
loon2
/ (luËn) /
noun
informal a simple-minded or stupid person
Northeast Scot dialect a lad
archaic a person of low rank or occupation (esp in the phrase lord and loon)
Word Origin for loon
C15: origin obscure
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