looney

[ loo-nee ]
/ ˈlu ni /
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adjective, loon·i·er, loon·i·est, noun, plural loon·eys, loon·ies.

loony1.

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loom, loom large, loom-state, looming, loon, looney, loonie, loony, loony bin, loony tunes, loop

Definition for loonies (2 of 4)

loonie
[ loo-nee ]
/ ˈlu ni /

noun

Canadian Informal. a dollar coin.
Also loony.

Origin of loonie

from the image of a loon on the reverse

Definition for loonies (3 of 4)

loony1

or loon·ey, lun·y

[ loo-nee ]
/ ˈlu ni /
Informal.

adjective, loon·i·er, loon·i·est.

lunatic; insane.
extremely or senselessly foolish.

noun, plural loon·ies.

a lunatic.

Origin of loony

1
First recorded in 1860–65; lun(atic) + -y2

OTHER WORDS FROM loony

loon·i·ness, noun

Definition for loonies (4 of 4)

loony2
[ loo-nee ]
/ ˈlu ni /

noun, plural loon·ies.

loonie.
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Words related to loonies

bigot, freak, lunatic, fanatic, loony, zealot, fiend, psycho, psychopath, idiot, boob, nerd, maniac, enthusiast, kook, screwball, crackpot, nut, flake, loon

Example sentences from the Web for loonies

  • And even if that did succeed, if the loonies want to replace Boehner with someone to his right, they need, again, 217 votes.

    The Shutdown and Boehner’s Future|Michael Tomasky|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

  • At first, they were dismissed as a Postal Service problem, as if loonies had suddenly been recruited to work there.

    Going Postal|Mark Ames|November 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST

  • Today a new generation of loonies has taken over the asylum.

    The Year in Palin|The Daily Beast|August 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST

  • I say, Reggie, old thing—present company excepted—have there been any loonies in your family?

    Indiscretions of Archie|P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for loonies (1 of 2)

loonie
/ (ˈluːnɪ) /

noun

Canadian slang
  1. a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces
  2. the Canadian currency

British Dictionary definitions for loonies (2 of 2)

loony

looney or luny

slang

adjective loonier, looniest, lunier or luniest

lunatic; insane
foolish or ridiculous

noun plural loonies, looneys or lunies

a foolish or insane person

Derived forms of loony

looniness or luniness, noun
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