Loony
/ˈluːni/ adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An insane or very foolish person. derogatory, informal, offensive
"Why, there’s hundreds of lunies of the sort to be met in London."
- 2 someone deranged and possibly dangerous wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Insane. derogatory, informal, offensive
"loony scheme"
- 2 Very silly, absurd. derogatory, informal, offensive
Adjective
- 1 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular wordnet
Example
More examples"Some people might regard belief in ghosts as loony."
Etymology
Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.