"looner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: looners [plural]
Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ) Etymology: Shortened form of balloon + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||-er}} + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} looner (plural looners)
  1. (informal) One who has a balloon fetish. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-looner-en-noun-m1UfRf1p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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