loony

English

Alternative forms

loonie, luny, looney (insane)

Etymology

Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈluːni/
Audio (CA) (file)
Rhymes: -uːni
Homophones: loonie, looney, luny

Adjective

loony (comparative loonier, superlative looniest)

(informal, of a person) Insane.
(informal, of a thing) Very silly, absurd.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:insane

Translations

insane

Bulgarian: смахнат (bg) (smahnat), побъркан (bg) (pobǎrkan)
Czech: šílený (cs), bláznivý (cs)
Danish: tosset, gal (da), vanvittig
Finnish: hullu (fi)
Macedonian: луд (lud)
Russian: сумасше́дший (ru) (sumasšédšij)
Slovak: šialený, bláznivý

very silly — see silly

Noun

loony (plural loonies)

(informal) An insane or very foolish person.

Translations

an insane or very foolish person

Czech: blázen (cs) m
Danish: tosse (da) c, galning c
Finnish: hullu (fi), kahjo (fi), kaheli (fi)
Irish: gealt f
Macedonian: лу́дак m (lúdak)
Russian: псих (ru) (psix), душевнобольной (ru) (duševnobolʹnoj)
Scottish Gaelic: amadan m, burraidh m
Slovak: blázon m
Swedish: galning (sv) c, knäppgök (sv) c, tokstolle (sv) c

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