loony
part of speech
noun (a loony, loonies); adjective (loonier, looniest) — informal, often offensive; also Canadian loonie
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal, often rude or offensive) A crazy or very silly person. tree →
2) (adjective, informal) Crazy or silly. tree →
3) (Canada, spelt loonie) The one-dollar coin, which has a loon bird on it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In real speech and comics, "loony" is a teasing word for someone acting crazy. It can be hurtful if used about people with mental illness. In Canadian maths problems, a loonie is one dollar. Phrases: loony idea, loony bin (offensive), loony tunes.
examples
- That's a loony idea: you can't fly with an umbrella! tree →
- (rude) Don't be such a loony. tree →
- The dog went loony when it saw the cat. tree →
- (Canada) I paid three loonies for a hot chocolate. tree →
- He drove like a loony down the hill. tree →
- Two loonies and a toonie make four dollars. tree →
note
Informal and can be unkind; avoid it about real people. Spelt "loonie" for the Canadian coin (1 dollar); a "toonie" is 2 dollars. In maths: number of loonies = number of dollars.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «loony» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.