"looney toon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: looney toons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} looney toon (plural looney toons)
  1. Alternative form of loony tune Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: loony tune
    Sense id: en-looney_toon-en-noun-91Oooswg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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