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- Dictionaryloony/ˈluːni/
noun
- 1. a mad or silly person: "she was working with a bunch of loonies"
adjective
- 1. mad or silly: "loony drivers"
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adjective. informal uk / ˈluː.ni / us / ˈluː.ni / Add to word list. silly or stupid: He had lots of loony ideas about education. Synonyms. barmy mainly UK informal. batty informal disapproving. bonkers informal humorous. cracked (MENTAL HEALTH) informal. crackers UK informal. dotty UK informal. kooky mainly US informal. loco mainly US slang.
loony. adjective. loo· ny ˈlü-nē. variants or less commonly looney. loonier; looniest. Synonyms of loony. : foolish, eccentric. looniness noun. loony noun. plural loonies. Synonyms. absurd. asinine. balmy. brainless. bubbleheaded. cockeyed. crackpot. crazy. cuckoo. daffy. daft. dippy. dotty. fatuous. featherheaded. foolish. half-baked. half-witted.
noun. a foolish or insane person. “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. Discover More.
1. adjective. If you describe someone's behaviour or ideas as loony, you mean that they seem mad, strange, or eccentric. [informal, offensive, disapproval] What's she up to? She's as loony as her brother! 2. countable noun. If you refer to someone as a loony, you mean that they behave in a way that seems mad, strange, or eccentric.
Synonyms for LOONY: lunatic, psychopath, fool, maniac, psycho, wacko, loon, schizo; Antonyms of LOONY: sound, sane, wise, sensible, prudent, judicious, intelligent, reasonable
1. Extremely foolish or silly. 2. Mentally deranged; crazy. n. pl. loon·ies or loon·eys also lun·ies. A foolish or crazy person. [Shortening and alteration of lunatic, or from loon.] loon′i·ly adv. loon′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Jul 21, 2024 · loony (comparative loonier, superlative looniest) (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a person) Insane. (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a thing) Very silly, absurd.
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.
loony meaning, definition, what is loony: someone who is crazy or strange: Learn more.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word loony. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. loony is considered offensive.
