Slang

loony

This page is about the slang term loony

offensive!

Meaning

a crazy or silly person (n.) | crazy or silly (adj.)

For example

  • My new job in an advertising agency is weird. I feel like I'm working with a bunch of loonies.

  • Harry loves those loony Japanese TV shows with people doing loony stuff like eating spiders and drinking blood.

Origin: short for the word "lunatic", meaning insane

Quick Quiz

Someone might be called loony if they

a. say strange things

b. do amazing tricks

c. tell funny stories
a) say strange things b) do amazing tricks c) tell funny stories

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Contributor: Matt Errey