loonie

[ loo-nee ]
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noun
  1. Canadian Informal. a dollar coin.

Origin of loonie

1
From the image of a loon on the reverse

Words Nearby loonie

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How to use loonie in a sentence

  • The bairns can get tin cans an' a stane for a drumstick, an' we'll ha'e a loonie band.

    The Underworld | James C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for loonie

loonie

/ (ˈluːnɪ) /


noun
  1. Canadian slang

    • a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces

    • the Canadian currency

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