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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024loon1 /lun/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa large, ducklike diving bird of the Northern Hemisphere.
loon2 /lun/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a crazy or simple-minded person.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024loon1 (lo̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- perh. alteration of loom3 1625–35
- a crazy or simple-minded person.
- Old Norse lūinn worn, tired; later influenced by loon1 and loony
- late Middle English lowen, perh. 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: loon /luːn/ n - the US and Canadian name for diver
Etymology: 17th Century: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse lōmr loon /luːn/ n - informal a simple-minded or stupid person
- Northeast Scot dialect a lad
- archaic a person of low rank or occupation (esp in the phrase lord and loon)
Etymology: 15th Century: origin obscure |