LOON


Meaning of LOON in English

I. ˈlün noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English loun

1. : a worthless person : idler , lout , rascal

2. chiefly Scotland

a. : a man of low station : menial

b. : mistress , harlot

c. : boy , lad

the family … consisted of three loons and a lassie — S.R.Crockett

3.

a. : a crazy person

b. : simpleton

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lom loon, Old Norse lōmr — more at lament

1. : any of several fish-eating diving birds that belong to the genus Gavia and the order Gaviiformes and that are found in the northern part of the northern hemisphere

2. : grebe 1

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.