looney
[ loo-nee ]
/ ˈlu ni /
adjective, loon·i·er, loon·i·est, noun, plural loon·eys, loon·ies.
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Definition for loonies (2 of 4)
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
Definition for loonies (3 of 4)
loony
1
or loon·ey, lun·y
[ loo-nee ]
/ ˈlu ni /
adjective, loon·i·er, loon·i·est.
lunatic; insane.
extremely or senselessly foolish.
noun, plural loon·ies.
a lunatic.
OTHER WORDS FROM loony
loon·i·ness, nounDefinition for loonies (4 of 4)
Example sentences from the Web for loonies
And even if that did succeed, if the loonies want to replace Boehner with someone to his right, they need, again, 217 votes.
At first, they were dismissed as a Postal Service problem, as if loonies had suddenly been recruited to work there.
Today a new generation of loonies has taken over the asylum.
I say, Reggie, old thing—present company excepted—have there been any loonies in your family?
Indiscretions of Archie |P. G. Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for loonies (1 of 2)
loonie
/ (ˈluːnɪ) /
noun
Canadian slang
- a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces
- the Canadian currency
British Dictionary definitions for loonies (2 of 2)
loony
looney or luny
slang
adjective loonier, looniest, lunier or luniest
lunatic; insane
foolish or ridiculous
noun plural loonies, looneys or lunies
a foolish or insane person