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looney

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loon·y or loon·ey also lun·y  (ln) Informal
adj. loon·i·er also lun·i·er, loon·i·est also lun·i·est
1. Extremely foolish or silly.
2. Crazy; insane.
n. pl. loon·ies also loon·eys or lun·ies
A foolish or crazy person.
[Shortening and alteration of lunatic, or from loon.]
looni·ly adv.
looni·ness n.
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Noun1.looneylooney - someone deranged and possibly dangerous
crazy, loony, nutcase, weirdo
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
lunatic, madman, maniac - an insane person


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