loonie
Plural: loonies
Noun
- the basic unit of money in Canada
- The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
- The dollar as the Canadian unit of currency.
- Alternative form of loony.
Examples
- The loonie continued to rise against the greenback today.
Origin / Etymology
From loon + -ie from the depiction of a loon on the reverse (tail-side) of the Canadian one-dollar coin.
Synonyms
Canadian dollar
Scrabble Score: 6
loonie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordloonie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loonie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
loonie: valid Words With Friends Word