loony

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//ˈluːni//

Insane.

adjective

1
informalInsane.
loony scheme
completely loony
They dismissed his loony ideas.
The movie is full of loony characters.
2
informalVery silly, absurd.

Etymology

Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.

noun

1
informalAn insane or very foolish person.
Why, there’s hundreds of lunies of the sort to be met in London.

Forms

plural: loonies
comparative: loonier
superlative: looniest

looks · One's appearance or attractiveness.looky · Look.Loomis · A surname.

loony · Insane.

loop · A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make…Loop · A surname.loose · To let loose, to free from restraints.

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