loony toons
- noun
- NSFW
- He took some loony toons and started hallucinating wildly.
Examples
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Some people still call LSD loony toons on the street.
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Police found a small bag labeled 'loony toons' during the search.
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I heard he was on some loony toons last weekend.
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Why would anyone try loony toons?
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After trying some loony toons, she experienced vivid and surreal visions of colorful shapes.
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On the streets, many users refer to LSD as loony toons when discussing its effects.
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He warned his friend not to use loony toons because it can lead to dangerous hallucinations.
Synonyms
A street name for an illegal drug that makes people see things that are not real
A street name for the drug LSD that causes strong visual and mental changes
A strong drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real
A small piece of paper or gel that has a dose of LSD
A strong drug called LSD that makes people see or hear things that are not real
A slang name for LSD, a drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real
A slang name for the drug LSD
A slang word for a strong drug that makes you see things that are not real
A slang name for the drug LSD that makes people see things that are not real
A slang name for the drug LSD
An illegal drug that makes you see things that are not real
A small thin square of gelatin that contains the drug LSD
How Slangy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The slang meaning 'LSD' cannot be derived from the literal constituents: 'loony' (crazy) + 'toon(s)' (cartoon character). A B1 learner who knows those words would likely interpret it as 'crazy cartoons' or a pun on the brand name 'Looney Tunes', not as a hallucinogenic drug; the sense is slangy and idiomatic, making it unpredictable from the parts.
Etymology
Loony toons may come from the old cartoon title 'Looney Tunes' mixed with the words loony and toons; people used this playful phrase because the drug 'LSD' can make someone see bright, strange, cartoon-like images. So the name stuck as a slang word for 'LSD'.