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   Loon·y

   /ˈlo͞onē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a crazy or silly person: "she was working with a bunch of loonies"

   adjective

   • 1. crazy or silly: "loony drivers"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: abbreviation of lunatic.

   Derivatives

   • 1. looniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   Loony is an adjective that means foolish, eccentric, or crazy. It is a shortened and altered form of lunatic. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of loony.

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   • • irony n. Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony. • loony adj. (informal, of a person) Insane. • loony adj. (informal, of a thing) Very silly, absurd. • loony n. (informal) An insane or very foolish person. • moony adj. Resembling the moon. • moony adj. Moonlit. • moony adj. Absent-minded.

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   What is an example of a loony?

   • Examples from the Corpus loony • He said I waved at the poor man like a loony. • Janet's brother is a complete loony. • Two young lads from Hafnarfjödur, a small fishing village near Reykjavik, were going like loonies.

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   What is a complete loony?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English loon‧y1 /ˈluːni/ noun (plural loonies) [ countable] informal someone who is crazy or strange Her brother’s a complete loony. Examples from the Corpus loony • He said I waved at the poor man like a loony. • Janet's brother is a complete loony.

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   adjective. lunatic; insane. foolish or ridiculous. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012.

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   Loony is an informal word that means silly, stupid, or crazy. It can be used as an adjective or a noun. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and translations in different languages.

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   Loony is an informal, derogatory term for mentally ill, but it can also mean silly or outrageous. You could say, "My parents are loony — they call me three times a day and are always sending me photos of their little dog dressed in doll clothes," or talk about the loony story you read for your book group.

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   If you describe someone's behaviour or ideas as loony, you mean that they seem mad, strange, or eccentric.

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   Loony is a word that can be used as a noun or an adjective to mean a crazy or foolish person. It is derived from lunatic and has been used since the 1850s. See examples, pronunciation, and related words.

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   Loony is an informal word for someone who is crazy or strange. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something silly or crazy. Learn more about its usage and origin from Longman Dictionary.