"looney" meaning in English

See looney in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more looney [comparative], most looney [superlative]
Etymology: At least from 1829. Head templates: {{en-adj}} looney (comparative more looney, superlative most looney)
  1. Alternative spelling of loony Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: loony
    Sense id: en-looney-en-adj-s2Twl9uh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: looneys [plural]
Etymology: At least from 1829. Head templates: {{en-noun}} looney (plural looneys)
  1. Alternative spelling of loony Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: loony
    Sense id: en-looney-en-noun-s2Twl9uh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for looney meaning in English (1.6kB)

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