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
Words nearby loonie
loom large,
loom-state,
looming,
loon,
looney,
loonie,
loony,
loony bin,
loony tunes,
loop,
loop aerial
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
- a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces
- the Canadian currency