loony

loon·y or loon·ey also lun·y  (ln) Informal

adj. loon·i·er, loon·i·est

1. Extremely foolish or silly.

2. Crazy; insane.

n. pl. loon·ies also loon·eys

A foolish or crazy person.

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[Shortening and alteration of lunaticor from loon².]

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looni·ly adv.

looni·ness n.

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loony Slang

Adjective

[loonier, looniest]

1. insane

2. foolish or ridiculous

Noun

pl loonies

a foolish or insane person [shortened from lunatic]

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"

Translations

loony [ˈluːnɪ] adj, n (col) → loco/a m/f

loony [ˈluːnɪ] adj, n (inf) → timbré(e) → cinglé(e) m/f

loony [ˈluːnɪ] (inf) adj → verrückt

n → Verrückte(r) f(m)

loony [ˈluːnɪ] adj, n (col) → pazzo/a

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loony lunatic