loony (redirected from looniness)

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.

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[Shortening and alteration of lunatic, or from loon.]

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looni·ly adv.

looni·ness n.

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loony, looney, luny [ˈluːnɪ] Slang

adj loonier, looniest, lunier luniest

1. lunatic; insane

2. foolish or ridiculous

n pl loonies, looneys, lunies

a foolish or insane person

looniness , luniness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	loony - someone deranged and possibly dangerous crazy, looney, nutcase, weirdo colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech lunatic, madman, maniac - an insane person
Adj.	1.	loony - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, around the bend, balmy, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, fruity, cracked insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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loony

adjective

Slang, insane, strange, mental (slang), mad, out there (slang), crazy (informal), nuts (slang), bananas (slang), barking (slang), raving, distracted, eccentric, frantic, frenzied, unstable, crackers (Brit. slang), batty (slang), crazed, lunatic, psychotic, demented, cuckoo (informal), unbalanced, barmy (slang), nutty (slang), deranged, delirious, rabid, bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), flaky (U.S. slang), unhinged, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), round the bend (Brit. slang), barking mad (slang), out of your mind, gonzo (slang), screwy (informal), doolally (slang), off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (Brit. slang), up the pole (informal), of unsound mind, as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), lost your marbles (informal), not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), off your nut (slang), off your chump (slang), wacko or whacko (informal) She's as loony as her brother!

noun

(Slang) mad person, lunatic, nut (slang), psycho (slang), maniac, psychotic, madman, psychopath, nutter (Brit. slang), basket case (slang), nutcase (slang), madwoman, headcase (informal), mental case (slang), headbanger (informal) At first they all though I was a loony.

Translations

loony [ˈluːnɪ]

A. ADJ (loonier (compar) (looniest (superl))) → loco, chiflado

B. N → loco/a m/f

C. CPD loony bin N → manicomio m
the loony left N (Brit) (Pol) (pej) → la izquierda radical

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loony [ˈluːni]

adj → timbré(e), cinglé(e) m/f

n → timbré(e) m/f, cinglé(e) m/f
loony bin n → maison f de fous
loony left n (British) [Labour Party] the loony left l'aile extrémiste du parti travailliste

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loony (inf)

adj (+er) → bekloppt (inf)

n → Verrückte(r) mf (inf), → Irre(r) mf

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loony:

loony bin

n (inf) → Klapsmühle f (inf)

loony left (Brit Pol) (pej inf)

n the loony → die radikale Linke

adj attr → linksradikal

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loony [ˈluːnɪ] adj & n (fam) → pazzo/a, matto/a

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loony [ˈluːnɪ] adj & n (fam) → pazzo/a, matto/a

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loony lunatic