LOON


Meaning of LOON in English

I. ˈlün noun

Etymology: Middle English loun

Date: 15th century

1. : lout , idler

2. chiefly Scottish : boy

3.

a. : a crazy person

b. : simpleton

II. noun

Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lōmr loon

Date: 1634

: any of several large birds (genus Gavia of the family Gaviidae) of Holarctic regions that feed on fish by diving and have their legs placed far back under the body for optimal locomotion underwater

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.