Word
loony
US/ˈɫuni/
UK/lˈuːni/
Definition
n. a person who is considered to be mentally unbalanced or acting in a very strange way. It is a very informal and slightly rude word for someone who is acting crazy.
n. a person perceived as mentally unstable or behaving in an irrational, eccentric, or foolish manner. Highly informal and often considered vulgar or derogatory depending on the context.
Examples
“He is such a loony for thinking he can fly.”
“The crowd laughed at the loony who was wearing a full suit of armor in the middle of the street.”
“While some critics dismissed the director as a loony eccentric, his latest film has actually been hailed as a masterpiece of modern cinema.”
Examples
simple
“He is such a loony for thinking he can fly.”
contextual
“The crowd laughed at the loony who was wearing a full suit of armor in the middle of the street.”
complex
“While some critics dismissed the director as a loony eccentric, his latest film has actually been hailed as a masterpiece of modern cinema.”
Etymology
Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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