loonie

[ loo-nee ]
/ ˈlu ni /

noun

Canadian Informal. a dollar coin.
Also loony.

Origin of loonie

from the image of a loon on the reverse

Example sentences from the Web for loonie

  • The bairns can get tin cans an' a stane for a drumstick, an' we'll ha'e a loonie band.

    The Underworld |James C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for loonie

loonie
/ (ˈluːnɪ) /

noun

Canadian slang
  1. a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces
  2. the Canadian currency