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looney

[ loo-nee ]

/ ˈlu ni /

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adjective, noun, loon·i·er, loon·i·est,plural loon·eys, loon·ies.

a variant of loony¹.

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How to use looney in a sentence

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
What is going on with the despondent Republican Party that it hosts loonies called the birthers in its ranks?
Will the Birthers Doom the GOP?|John Batchelor|July 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Kurt dug out a handful of coins and picked out enough loonies and toonies to make ten dollars, and handed it over.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
I say, Reggie, old thing—present company excepted—have there been any loonies in your family?
Indiscretions of Archie|P. G. Wodehouse