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lunes

American  
[loonz] / lunz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. Archaic. fits of madness.


Etymology

Origin of lunes

1605–15; < French, Middle French, plural of lune caprice < Medieval Latin lūna fit of lunacy, special use of Latin lūna moon; compare German Laune


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"First #coffee of the first #monday of the first month of a brand new year. Primer café del primer lunes del primer mes del año nuevo #lunes #cafe," she captioned the post.

From Fox News ● Jan. 3, 2022

The kids that I saw there were loud, but they weren't wild-eyed lunes.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 21, 2011

Señor Ascencio read each word out loud as he wrote para el lunes on the board.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

So he, at last, reached the falcon where it was, and he loosened the lunes from where they were entangled about the branch, and he freed the bird.

From The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle

We are to go to your Looney Land and capture the lunes.

From The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue by Lilian Garis

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