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Definition of loony in English: loonynounPlural loonies ˈluːniˈluni informal A mad or silly person. she was working with a bunch of loonies Example sentencesExamples - I think you began well but then you started referring to all the individuals of the BBC as ‘they’ which made you sound a bit like a loony.
- Another standout track is Extreme Ways which alternates between sexy and sinister, all the while challenging you to sit still and not dance around the room like a loony.
- If you'd ask her, she would say the man was a loony.
- ‘I suppose I've moved from being an extremist to a tolerated loony,’ he laughs.
- The pit boss will then happily conclude that he has a loony on his hands.
- If anyone else had have been sitting there, they would have thought I was a loony.
- The odd person might wonder about it, but like I said, only a loony would do it.
- However, Greta had somehow adopted the title of the town loony.
- He started directing it up to my ear, and I was convinced I was sitting next to a bona fide loony.
- I wanted to be close to you, but I was sure that if you knew about the visions, you'd think I was a loony.
- I felt like a loony, what the hell was I playing at?
- Boys, I think you're mistaken about who the loony is around here!
- Suddenly, I felt like the mad loony in the corner that everyone cautiously avoids.
- So I sat with my books unread and listened to the loony for an hour or so.
- Are the media stereotyping her as a left-wing loony?
- Both characters are very real and quite maddening; Sibel in particular is astonishingly selfish and bratty, proving what a fine line it is between a force of nature and a total loony.
- He has been called a loony, naive, gullible and a traitor.
- Brian started waltzing around the living room, bopping his head and waving his arms like a complete loony - which he in fact, was.
- I think it would help if I met someone who didn't think that Wolfram is a loony.
- People often say, ‘Why does the loony on the bus/train always sit next to me?’
Synonyms eccentric, oddity, odd fellow, unorthodox person, individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, bohemian, maverick, deviant, pervert, misfit, hippy, dropout
adjectivelooniest, loonier ˈluːniˈluni informal Mad or silly. Example sentencesExamples - The capacity of our Council for loony decisions defies the imagination.
- He was a unique investigator, however loony you might have found his results.
- That's the bonus with having depressed and/or raving loony parents.
- How long does it normally take for a person to go a bit loony out there?
- I haven't deleted it, simply because it's far more amusing that most loony entries.
- They must get a lot of loony email from kids and psycho fans.
- ‘Councils do attract loony councillors,’ he explained.
- I'm slightly worried about what's going to happen with the woman schoolteacher, who seems to be a bit loony.
- With that in mind, I'd like to take this opportunity to salute my three favorite loony rockers of all time.
- That to me is so loony I don't feel it's even worth the time to argue.
- State your argument, then point to a loony fringe of society who may not even exist to prove it!
- Now you might say that some of their policies are a bit loony.
- He said his staff hadn't passed on the message as they thought it was ‘from some loony e-mailer’.
- At first blush, the winning idea can seem a bit loony, but as it comes into focus its transformative value gets clearer and clearer to more people.
- And the film boasts a very funny, intentionally loony last-minute plot twist.
- At 70 years old, she's had decades to build up a record for saying loony things and she has succeeded admirably.
- I went through the motions but thought that the pastor was a bit loony!
- But for every loony tune there are several solid symphonies, whose excellence few critics will decry.
- He needed to get away from that crazy loony school.
- This is the Cornwall of myth, a clichéd caricature version of the county complete with exaggerated eccentrics, loony local lore and mystical happenings.
Synonyms severely mentally ill, mentally ill, insane, mad, certifiable, deranged, demented, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, not in one's right mind, not together, crazed, maniac, maniacal, lunatic, unbalanced, unhinged, unstable, disturbed, distracted, stark mad, manic, frenzied, raving, distraught, frantic, hysterical, delirious, mad as a hatter, mad as a march hare
Derivatives noun informal No one knew where this urban legend came from, but most people thought it was a blanket theory to explain the looniness of crystal peddlers - most of whom were half-deranged gypsies or decrepit old men. Example sentencesExamples - They're one-person pundit shows, replete with the stridency and looniness usually edited off TV.
- Random observations has proof that esteemed academic qualifications can go with severe looniness.
- And then the inherent looniness of the regime reasserts itself and we are back to square one.
- I generally preferred to have the Japanese soundtrack on for these sequences, where the more serious voice acting better balanced the on-screen looniness.
Origin Mid 19th century: abbreviation of lunatic. Rhymes cartoony, lacunae, Moonie, moony, Nguni, puny, Rooney, spoony, uni Definition of loony in US English: loonynounˈlo͞onēˈluni informal A crazy or silly person. she was working with a bunch of loonies Example sentencesExamples - The odd person might wonder about it, but like I said, only a loony would do it.
- If anyone else had have been sitting there, they would have thought I was a loony.
- Brian started waltzing around the living room, bopping his head and waving his arms like a complete loony - which he in fact, was.
- Another standout track is Extreme Ways which alternates between sexy and sinister, all the while challenging you to sit still and not dance around the room like a loony.
- The pit boss will then happily conclude that he has a loony on his hands.
- However, Greta had somehow adopted the title of the town loony.
- So I sat with my books unread and listened to the loony for an hour or so.
- He started directing it up to my ear, and I was convinced I was sitting next to a bona fide loony.
- I felt like a loony, what the hell was I playing at?
- I think you began well but then you started referring to all the individuals of the BBC as ‘they’ which made you sound a bit like a loony.
- I think it would help if I met someone who didn't think that Wolfram is a loony.
- People often say, ‘Why does the loony on the bus/train always sit next to me?’
- Are the media stereotyping her as a left-wing loony?
- He has been called a loony, naive, gullible and a traitor.
- Suddenly, I felt like the mad loony in the corner that everyone cautiously avoids.
- Boys, I think you're mistaken about who the loony is around here!
- I wanted to be close to you, but I was sure that if you knew about the visions, you'd think I was a loony.
- If you'd ask her, she would say the man was a loony.
- ‘I suppose I've moved from being an extremist to a tolerated loony,’ he laughs.
- Both characters are very real and quite maddening; Sibel in particular is astonishingly selfish and bratty, proving what a fine line it is between a force of nature and a total loony.
Synonyms eccentric, oddity, odd fellow, unorthodox person, individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, bohemian, maverick, deviant, pervert, misfit, hippy, dropout
adjectiveˈlo͞onēˈluni informal Crazy or silly. Example sentencesExamples - That's the bonus with having depressed and/or raving loony parents.
- But for every loony tune there are several solid symphonies, whose excellence few critics will decry.
- How long does it normally take for a person to go a bit loony out there?
- At 70 years old, she's had decades to build up a record for saying loony things and she has succeeded admirably.
- He was a unique investigator, however loony you might have found his results.
- With that in mind, I'd like to take this opportunity to salute my three favorite loony rockers of all time.
- I haven't deleted it, simply because it's far more amusing that most loony entries.
- Now you might say that some of their policies are a bit loony.
- He said his staff hadn't passed on the message as they thought it was ‘from some loony e-mailer’.
- At first blush, the winning idea can seem a bit loony, but as it comes into focus its transformative value gets clearer and clearer to more people.
- And the film boasts a very funny, intentionally loony last-minute plot twist.
- They must get a lot of loony email from kids and psycho fans.
- I went through the motions but thought that the pastor was a bit loony!
- That to me is so loony I don't feel it's even worth the time to argue.
- He needed to get away from that crazy loony school.
- I'm slightly worried about what's going to happen with the woman schoolteacher, who seems to be a bit loony.
- This is the Cornwall of myth, a clichéd caricature version of the county complete with exaggerated eccentrics, loony local lore and mystical happenings.
- ‘Councils do attract loony councillors,’ he explained.
- The capacity of our Council for loony decisions defies the imagination.
- State your argument, then point to a loony fringe of society who may not even exist to prove it!
Synonyms severely mentally ill, mentally ill, insane, mad, certifiable, deranged, demented, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, not in one's right mind, not together, crazed, maniac, maniacal, lunatic, unbalanced, unhinged, unstable, disturbed, distracted, stark mad, manic, frenzied, raving, distraught, frantic, hysterical, delirious, mad as a hatter, mad as a march hare
Origin Mid 19th century: abbreviation of lunatic. |