loony
adjective
- crazy
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈluːni/
adj
Etymology: Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.
- Insane.
“loony scheme”
“completely loony”
- Very silly, absurd.
noun
Etymology: Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.
- An insane or very foolish person.
“Why, there’s hundreds of lunies of the sort to be met in London.”