- loony
- also looney adjective (loonier; -est) Etymology: by shortening & alteration from lunatic Date: 1872 crazy, foolish • looniness noun • loony noun
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loony — loon y (l[=oo]n [y^]), a. [Shortened fr. lunatic.] 1. Crazy; insane; lunatic; mentally unsound. [Low, U.S.] [Written also {loony}, {luny} and {looney}.] See {Luny}. [1913 Webster] 2. Very foolish; very impractical; as, loony ideas. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loony — loon y (l[=oo]n [y^]), a. [Shortened fr. lunatic.] 1. Crazy; insane; lunatic; mentally unsound. [Low, U.S.] [Written also {loony}, {luny} and {looney}.] See {Luny}. [1913 Webster] 2. Very foolish; very impractical; as, loony ideas. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loony — (l[=oo]n [y^]) n. someone mentally deranged and possibly dangerous. Syn: crazy, looney, weirdo, psycho. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loony — (adj.) also loonie, looney, 1853, Amer.Eng., short for LUNATIC (Cf. lunatic), but also influenced by LOON (Cf. loon) (2) and perhaps LOON (Cf. loon) (1), the bird being noted for its wild cry and method of escaping from danger. As a noun by 1884 … Etymology dictionary
loony — n. pl. looneys [lo͞o′nē] Slang adj. loonier, looniest [< LUNATIC] crazy; demented n. loonies a loony person: Also looney n. looneys … English World dictionary
loony — [adj] crazy ape, barmy, batty, berserk, bonkers*, cracked, crazed, cuckoo, daffy*, daft, delirious, demented, deranged, flaky, flipped out*, insane, kooky, lunatic, mad, maniacal, mental*, nuts, nutty, out of one’s mind*, out to lunch*, psycho*,… … New thesaurus
loony — informal ► NOUN (pl. loonies) ▪ a mad or silly person. ► ADJECTIVE (loonier, looniest) ▪ mad or silly. DERIVATIVES looniness noun. ORIGIN abbreviation of … English terms dictionary
loony — [[t]lu͟ːni[/t]] loonies, loonier, looniest 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour or ideas as loony, you mean that they seem mad, strange, or eccentric. [INFORMAL] What s she up to? She s as loony as her brother! ...loony … English dictionary
loony — I UK [ˈluːnɪ] / US [ˈlunɪ] noun [countable] Word forms loony : singular loony plural loonies informal an insulting word for someone who you think is crazy or strange II UK [ˈluːnɪ] / US [ˈlunɪ] adjective Word forms loony : adjective loony… … English dictionary
loony — loon|y1 [ˈlu:ni] n plural loonies [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: lunatic] informal someone who is crazy or strange ▪ Her brother s a complete loony. loony 2 loony2 adj informal silly, crazy, or strange ▪ a loony idea … Dictionary of contemporary English
loony — noun (C) informal someone who is crazy or strange: Her brother s a complete loony. loony adjective: loony ideas … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
