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Informal. loony¹.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1985–90; after Looney Tunes, name of a series of animated cartoons

But as you get older, I find I get more tunes and I have to work harder at the words.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yes, Trainor managed to pen a few songs for Rascal Flatts, but she was more interested in crafting pop tunes.
‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 Hit|Marlow Stern|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then he called out “Cherokee,” the name of one of the most famous, and fastest, tunes in the bebop repertoire.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius|Mark Whitaker|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most of the eleven tunes on Songs are absolutely drowning in effects.
U2 Generously Gives Us a Lousy Album, Sucks at the Corporate Teat|Hampton Stevens|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

With music by Leonard Bernstein, this iconic show has tunes like “New York, New York,” that are part of American lore.
Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More|Janice Kaplan|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Controve, compose or invent tunes, foule fayle, fail miserably.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
It wants song tunes for that, the liveliest and softest airs, the sweetest songs.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
If you took a flute and played certain tunes on it, all of the snakes would come out of their holes and dance to the music!
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Knowing this power of music over animals, I wanted to train Kari and Kopee to follow the tunes of my flute.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
They then teach them to obey; some by words; others they pacify by tunes, accompanied with the beating of a drum.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo