loony
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
loony (comparative loonier, superlative looniest)
- (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a person) Insane.
- (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a thing) Very silly, absurd.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:insane
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
insane
very silly — see silly
Noun[edit]
loony (plural loonies)
- (informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.
Translations[edit]
an insane or very foolish person
|
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival)
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/uːni
- Rhymes:English/uːni/2 syllables
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English informal terms
- English offensive terms
- English derogatory terms
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Personality