loony tunes
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of loony tunes
First recorded in 1985–90; after Looney Tunes, name of a series of animated cartoons
Example Sentences
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The surtitles intentionally refrain from translating much of what he says, leaving the audience to rely on his loony spoken tone and loony tunes to carry meaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
We’re feeling loopy and a little loony tunes under lockdown, and bet you are, too.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2020
Each party has always had passionate elements whom its leaders and candidates have decried as loony tunes.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2015
"There's some loony tunes out there," he says.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was similar to the first, throwing us up and down in unison with the squall of hydraulics and blaring loony tunes.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
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