loony
16
9.9
- noun
- /ˈluːni/
- Slur
- The police warned residents about a loony who had been causing trouble in the neighborhood.
- kind of loony
- loony bin
Examples
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This loony has already killed three people and now they think that he's after me.
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And you don't look like a loony to me.
Fiction book (1990) -
I got some kind of religious loony for a client.
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These guys are painting him as some kind of a loony.
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Look at me, crying like a loony.
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You think I'm a loony?
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I just don't want you to give up because of what some loony said.
Fiction book (1996) -
One of these loonies out there is bad enough.
Fiction book (1990) -
Actually, they were all just a bunch of loonies, crying doom on general principle.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm a loony.
Synonyms
166
8.1
A person who behaves wildly and dangerously and may hurt others
138
7.0
A person who acts in a strange or unusual way
108
6.4
A man who acts very strangely or dangerously and may be mentally ill
38
8.2
A person who has strange or unrealistic ideas
37
8.8
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
36
8.6
A person who behaves very strangely and may be dangerous
35
9.4
An insulting word for a person who behaves in a very strange or foolish way
10
7.0
A person who behaves in an unusual way that others find odd
9
9.8
A person who behaves in a strange or dangerous way
4
8.6
A person who acts in a silly or strange way
4
9.9
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
4
9.8
A person who behaves in a strange or wild way
3
9.1
A person who acts in a very angry, dangerous, or unpredictable way
2
6.0
A person with unusual habits or behavior
1
8.8
A person who acts in a way that seems crazy
1
6.2
A person who acts in a wild or reckless way
1
9.9
A person who behaves very strangely
1
9.9
A person who acts strange and makes others uncomfortable
1
9.9
A person who acts in a strange way that others find unpleasant
1
9.1
An insulting word for a person who acts very silly or strange
1
9.9
Very silly or clearly crazy
1
9.9
A person who behaves in a wild or strange way
A person who behaves in a very strange and unreasonable way that worries others
Idioms
Compounds
- Slur
23
9.9
An offensive slang word for a hospital for people with serious mental health problems
- Slur
1
9.9
A slang word for a place that feels noisy and chaotic, like a house or office with many people
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person with very left-wing political views that others use as an insult
How Crazy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun loony comes from the same root, old lunatic and Latin luna 'moon'. Because people once believed the moon could change someone's mind, a loony is a person thought to be a 'crazy' person.