loony
Plural: loonies
Noun
- An insane or mentally deranged person; a madman.
- someone deranged and possibly dangerous
- An insane or very foolish person.
Adjective Satellite
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Adj
- Insane.
- Very silly, absurd.
Adjective
- Crazy or absurd; mentally deranged.
Examples
- It seemed a LOONY idea to hold onto all the vowels, but it surprisingly paid off.
- You’d have to be a LOONY to challenge the reigning Scrabble champion without practice.
Origin / Etymology
Shortened from lunatic, and likely also from loon ("rascal", and also the bird) + -y.
Synonyms
around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, crazy, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, looney, loopy, nutcase, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, weirdo, whacky
Scrabble Score: 8
loony: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordloony: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loony: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary