/ ˈluːni; NAmE / adjective , noun
■ adjective
( informal ) crazy or strange
■ noun
( pl. -ies ) (also loon ) ( informal ) a person who has strange ideas or who behaves in a strange way
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of lunatic .
/ ˈluːni; NAmE / adjective , noun
■ adjective
( informal ) crazy or strange
■ noun
( pl. -ies ) (also loon ) ( informal ) a person who has strange ideas or who behaves in a strange way
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of lunatic .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005