loon[noun]Synonyms: lunatic, bedlamite, dement, loony, madling, madman, maniac, non compos, nut, Tom o' Bedlam
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loon /luːn/
noun [countable][
Sense 1: Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: From a Scandinavian language. ]
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Sense 2: Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: loun 'bad person' (15-19 centuries) (influenced by ⇒ loon(1) (because of its wild sound) and by ⇒ loony1)]
1. a large North American bird that eats fish and that makes a long high sound
2. informal a silly or strange person – used humorously
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