LOONY


Meaning of LOONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lu:ni ]

( loonies, loonier, looniest)

1.

If you describe someone’s behaviour or ideas as loony , you mean that they seem mad, strange, or eccentric. Some people consider this use offensive. ( INFORMAL )

What’s she up to? She’s as loony as her brother!

ADJ [ disapproval ]

2.

If you refer to someone as a loony , you mean that they behave in a way that seems mad, strange, or eccentric. Some people consider this use offensive. ( INFORMAL )

At first they all thought I was a loony.

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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