looney
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈluːni/
- Offensive
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demente
- Ahh, the old looney living up in the deserted shack, like a hermit.
- looney tunes
- looney bin
- looney bird
They caught him before crazy dude like just an absolute looney tune who like had gone to Ukraine and try to fight for Ukraine hates Trump.
- They caught him before crazy dude like just an absolute looney tune who like had gone to Ukraine and try to fight for Ukraine hates Trump.
Examples
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But I respect the beliefs of others even if I think they're looney tunes.
Blog text (13) -
When I was a kid, there was a looney kid who lived a block over.
Blog text (1) -
That is one looney duck.
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We all know about little Sophie's trip to the looney bin.
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We found him screaming like a looney on the forecastle, threatening to throw himself off.
Fiction book (1991) -
I mean, I haven't got time to tell you, much less talk to that raving looney in there.
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The man on the street corner was shouting and dancing like a real looney.
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Everyone in the neighborhood thought she was a bit of a looney for her strange beliefs.
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After his bizarre outburst, we began to wonder if he was just a harmless looney.
Synonyms
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7.0
A person who acts in a strange or unusual way
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8.6
A person who behaves very strangely and may be dangerous
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9.4
An insulting word for a person who behaves in a very strange or foolish way
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Compounds
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2.1
A series of short cartoons made by Warner Bros that feature characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
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Etymology
The word looney comes from the older word lunatic, which comes from the Latin luna 'moon'. Long ago people thought the moon could make someone act strange, so a looney is someone seen as 'mad' or very odd.