| 单词 | loony |
| 释义 | loony (once / 16671 pages) adjn Someone who's loony is nutty or wacky — it's a slang term for "crazy." Your loony aunt Mabel might prefer wearing a teddy bear costume when she goes to the grocery store. 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 is an American-coined word, short for lunatic and also referencing the cry of the bird called a loon. WORD FAMILYloony: loonier, loonies, looniest, loonily+/loon: loons, loony USAGE EXAMPLES“All the loonies are gathering under the banner of Putin, and now also Trump,” he said. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Local councillor Mark Suffield is standing as an independent while Peter Hill is standing for the Monster Raving Loony Party. BBC(Nov 11, 2016) “At least she’s not a loony like yours,” Khadim shot back, unruffled. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) 1adj informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Syn around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement 2n someone deranged and possibly dangerous Syn|Hyper crazy, looney, nutcase, weirdo lunatic, madman, maniac an insane person |
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