loony
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]loony (comparative loonier, superlative looniest)
- (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a person) Insane.
- (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a thing) Very silly, absurd.
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:insane
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]insane
very silly — see silly
Noun
[edit]loony (plural loonies)
- (informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.
Translations
[edit]an insane or very foolish person
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