"loony" meaning in English

See loony in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈluːni/ Audio: En-ca-loonie.ogg Forms: loonier [comparative], looniest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːni Etymology: Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|loon|-y|id2=adjectival|pos1="rascal", and also the bird}} loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} loony (comparative loonier, superlative looniest)
  1. (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a person) Insane. Tags: derogatory, informal, offensive Translations (insane): смахнат (smahnat) (Bulgarian), побъркан (pobǎrkan) (Bulgarian), šílený (Czech), bláznivý (Czech), tosset (Danish), gal (Danish), vanvittig (Danish), hullu (Finnish), луд (lud) (Macedonian), دلی (deli) (Ottoman Turkish), сумасше́дший (sumasšédšij) (Russian), šialený (Slovak), bláznivý (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-loony-en-adj-LtsdoHPh Disambiguation of 'insane': 95 5
  2. (informal, offensive, derogatory, of a thing) Very silly, absurd. Tags: derogatory, informal, offensive
    Sense id: en-loony-en-adj-tZxtpK1t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loonie, luny, looney (english: insane) Derived forms: loony bin, loony dooker, loony left, loony lefty, loony toon, loony tune, loony tunes, loony van

Noun

IPA: /ˈluːni/ Audio: En-ca-loonie.ogg Forms: loonies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːni Etymology: Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|loon|-y|id2=adjectival|pos1="rascal", and also the bird}} loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} loony (plural loonies)
  1. (informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person. Tags: derogatory, informal, offensive Categories (topical): Personality Translations (an insane or very foolish person): blázen [masculine] (Czech), tosse [common-gender] (Danish), galning [common-gender] (Danish), hullu (Finnish), kahjo (Finnish), kaheli (Finnish), gealt [feminine] (Irish), лу́дак (lúdak) [masculine] (Macedonian), دلی (deli) (Ottoman Turkish), псих (psix) (Russian), душевнобольной (duševnobolʹnoj) (Russian), amadan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), burraidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), blázon [masculine] (Slovak), galning [common-gender] (Swedish), knäppgök [common-gender] (Swedish), tokstolle [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-loony-en-noun-6tPgLbQc Disambiguation of Personality: 0 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 40 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 4 21 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 12 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 4 10 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 6 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 12 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 12 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 4 8 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 13 18 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 6 12 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 4 8 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 11 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loonie, luny, looney (english: insane)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "loonie"
    },
    {
      "word": "luny"
    },
    {
      "english": "insane",
      "word": "looney"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smahnat",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "смахнат"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pobǎrkan",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "побъркан"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "šílený"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "bláznivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "tosset"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "gal"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "vanvittig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "hullu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lud",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "луд"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "deli",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "دلی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sumasšédšij",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "сумасше́дший"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "šialený"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "insane",
      "word": "bláznivý"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loony"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival)",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/uːni",
    "Rhymes:English/uːni/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Personality"
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "loon",
        "3": "-y",
        "id2": "adjectival",
        "pos1": "\"rascal\", and also the bird"
      },
      "expansion": "loon (\"rascal\", and also the bird) + -y",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon (\"rascal\", and also the bird) + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loonies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "loony (plural loonies)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English informal terms",
        "English offensive terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An insane or very foolish person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "informal",
        "offensive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluːni/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-ca-loonie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ce/En-ca-loonie.ogg/En-ca-loonie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/En-ca-loonie.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːni"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "loonie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "looney"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "luny"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "loonie"
    },
    {
      "word": "luny"
    },
    {
      "english": "insane",
      "word": "looney"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blázen"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tosse"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "galning"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "word": "hullu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "word": "kahjo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "word": "kaheli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gealt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lúdak",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лу́дак"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "deli",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "word": "دلی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "psix",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "word": "псих"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "duševnobolʹnoj",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "word": "душевнобольной"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amadan"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burraidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blázon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "galning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "knäppgök"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an insane or very foolish person",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tokstolle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loony"
}

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