Meaning

2 senses
  1. (derogatory, informal, offensive)Insane.

    loony scheme

    completely loony

    сумасше́дшийsumasšédšij

  2. (derogatory, informal, offensive)Very silly, absurd.

More definitions
  • informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He's fit for the loony bin.

    ruЕму в дурке место.

    deEr ist reif fürs Irrenhaus.

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  2. You know Tom is a loony tune.

    ruВы знаете, что Том шизанутка.

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  3. Tom said you were a loony tune.

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  4. Some people might regard belief in ghosts as loony.

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  5. If you carry on like this, they'll send you to the loony bin.

    ruБудешь продолжать в том же духе - они тебя в психушку отправят.

    deWenn Sie so weitermachen, wird man Sie noch in die Klapse einweisen.

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Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
insane:

Origin

Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.

Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.

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Forms

loonier, looniest
Comparativeloonier Lesson
Superlativelooniest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

22 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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