looney
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“No one should be playing tennis at 330am. This is looney tunes,” was a sentiment expressed by John Isner on social media and surely shared by others.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
No, it was just one looney tunes email.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023
The 21-year-old admits that if he were able to tell his younger self about his achievements, the response would simply be: "Who's this looney?"
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023
Is housesitting now some high-end business I don’t understand, or is this guy looney?
From Slate • Dec. 30, 2019
“Where’s what?” he said, like I was a looney.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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