"loonytarian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more loonytarian [comparative], most loonytarian [superlative]
Etymology: Blend of loony + libertarian. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|loony|libertarian}} Blend of loony + libertarian Head templates: {{en-adj}} loonytarian (comparative more loonytarian, superlative most loonytarian)
  1. (US, slang, derogatory) Related to, characteristic of, or espousing libertarianism. Tags: US, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Libertarianism
    Sense id: en-loonytarian-en-adj-G9rRB0TJ Disambiguation of Libertarianism: 48 52 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 38

Noun

Forms: loonytarians [plural]
Etymology: Blend of loony + libertarian. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|loony|libertarian}} Blend of loony + libertarian Head templates: {{en-noun}} loonytarian (plural loonytarians)
  1. (US, slang, derogatory) A libertarian. Tags: US, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Libertarianism Related terms: loonytarianism
    Sense id: en-loonytarian-en-noun-RQ37~vqp Disambiguation of Libertarianism: 48 52 Categories (other): American English, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 43 57

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