loony

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loon·y

or loon·ey also lun·y (lo͞o′nē)Informal adj. loon·i·er, loon·i·est also lun·i·er or lun·i·est 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.

loony

(ˈluːnɪ) ,

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adj, loonier, looniest, lunier or luniest1. lunatic; insane2. foolish or ridiculousn, pl loonies, looneys or luniesa foolish or insane person ˈlooniness, ˈluniness n

loon•y

or loon•ey

(ˈlu ni)

adj. -i•er, -i•est, adj. 1. lunatic; insane. 2. extremely or senselessly foolish. n. 3. a lunatic. [1860–65; lun (atic) + -y²] loon′i•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	loony - someone deranged and possibly dangerouscrazy, looney, nutcase, weirdocolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechlunatic, madman, maniac - an insane person
Adj.	1.	loony - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, around the bend, balmy, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, fruity, crackedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

loony

adjective1. Slang, insane, strange, mental (slang), mad, out there (slang), crazy (informal), nuts (slang), bananas (slang), barking (slang), raving, distracted, eccentric, frantic, frenzied, unstable, crackers (Brit. slang), batty (slang), crazed, lunatic, psychotic, demented, cuckoo (informal), unbalanced, barmy (slang), nutty (slang), deranged, delirious, rabid, bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), flaky (U.S. slang), unhinged, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), round the bend (Brit. slang), barking mad (slang), out of your mind, gonzo (slang), screwy (informal), doolally (slang), off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (Brit. slang), up the pole (informal), of unsound mind, as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), lost your marbles (informal), not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), off your nut (slang), off your chump (slang), wacko or whacko (informal) She's as loony as her brother!noun1. (Slang) mad person, lunatic, nut (slang), psycho (slang), maniac, psychotic, madman, psychopath, nutter (Brit. slang), basket case (slang), nutcase (slang), madwoman, headcase (informal), mental case (slang), headbanger (informal) At first they all though I was a loony.

loony

or looney
also luny
adjective1. Informal. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.2. Informal. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga.Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.nounInformal. A person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy:crackpot, crazy, eccentric, lunatic.Informal: crank, loon.Slang: cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, kook, nut, screwball, weirdie, weirdo.

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loonie

slang The Canadian dollar, specifically the one-dollar coin. (So called due to the picture of a loon, a kind of bird, on its front.) Primarily heard in Canada. For one loonie, this cup of coffee isn't half bad! The machine gave me a bunch of loonies as change for that twenty dollar bill.

loony

1. adjective, slang Crazy, eccentric, foolish, or senseless. A glib adaptation of the word "lunatic." Also spelled "looney" or "loonie." I think everyone is feeling a little loony after being cooped up in the car for so long. My siblings all think I'm a bit loony because I practice alternative medicine.2. noun, slang A crazy, eccentric, foolish, or senseless person. We can't have a loony like that as our governor! Am I the loony here, or has everyone else just lost their minds? Because this is the most harebrained scheme I've ever heard.

loony bin

slang A psychiatric hospital or insane asylum. From a glib adaptation of the word "lunatic," the phrase is now considered tactless at best, extremely insulting at worst. Back in my grandfather's time, anyone suffering from severe depression or anxiety would have just been thrown in the loony bin, so people suffered in silence and in secret. When she joked about putting someone like my brother in the loony bin, I threw my drink in her face and walked out of the restaurant.See also: bin, loony

loony

and looney and loonie1. n. a crazy person. (From lunatic.) I’m beginning to feel like a loonie the longer I stay around here. 2. mod. crazy. That is a loony idea. Forget it. 3. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She’s acting a little loonie. Let’s get her home before she’s sick.

loonie

verbSee loony

loony bin

n. an insane asylum; a mental hospital. Today’s loony bins are far different from those of just a few decades ago. See also: bin, loony

loony bin

Insane asylum. The word “lunatic” comes from the word for “moon”; madness was associated in many cultures with the effect of the phases of the moon on the human mind. From lunatic came loony, and loony bin was where insane people were incarcerated. The phrase is now considered insulting in the extreme, as are “booby hatch” (originally a covered passageway down a ship deck), “funny farm,” “drool academy,” and “foam rubber city” (a reference to padded cells).See also: bin, loony

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noun mad person

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adj so senseless as to be laughable

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adj afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness

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noun a person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy

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noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous

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adj informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

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