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loony

adjective

  1. crazy
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noun

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L323408 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈluːni/

adj

Etymology: Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.

  1. Insane.

    loony scheme

    completely loony

  2. Very silly, absurd.

noun

Etymology: Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.

  1. An insane or very foolish person.

    Why, there’s hundreds of lunies of the sort to be met in London.