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loonie
loon·ie L0247400 (lo͞o′nē)n. Informal 1. A Canadian coin worth one dollar.2. The Canadian dollar.
[From the image of a loon on one side of the coin.]loonie (ˈluːnɪ) n (Currencies) slang a. a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its facesb. the Canadian currencyloon•ie or loon•y (ˈlu ni)
n. Canadian Informal. a dollar coin. [from the image of a loon on the reverse] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | loonie - the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin"Canadian dollardollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents |
loonie
loonieslang The Canadian dollar, specifically the one-dollar coin. (So called due to the picture of a loon, a kind of bird, on its front.) Primarily heard in Canada. For one loonie, this cup of coffee isn't half bad! The machine gave me a bunch of loonies as change for that twenty dollar bill.loony1. adjective, slang Crazy, eccentric, foolish, or senseless. A glib adaptation of the word "lunatic." Also spelled "looney" or "loonie." I think everyone is feeling a little loony after being cooped up in the car for so long. My siblings all think I'm a bit loony because I practice alternative medicine.2. noun, slang A crazy, eccentric, foolish, or senseless person. We can't have a loony like that as our governor! Am I the loony here, or has everyone else just lost their minds? Because this is the most harebrained scheme I've ever heard.loony binslang A psychiatric hospital or insane asylum. From a glib adaptation of the word "lunatic," the phrase is now considered tactless at best, extremely insulting at worst. Back in my grandfather's time, anyone suffering from severe depression or anxiety would have just been thrown in the loony bin, so people suffered in silence and in secret. When she joked about putting someone like my brother in the loony bin, I threw my drink in her face and walked out of the restaurant.See also: bin, loonyloony and looney and loonie1. n. a crazy person. (From lunatic.) I’m beginning to feel like a loonie the longer I stay around here. 2. mod. crazy. That is a loony idea. Forget it. 3. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She’s acting a little loonie. Let’s get her home before she’s sick. loonie verbSee loonyloony bin n. an insane asylum; a mental hospital. Today’s loony bins are far different from those of just a few decades ago. See also: bin, loonyloony binInsane asylum. The word “lunatic” comes from the word for “moon”; madness was associated in many cultures with the effect of the phases of the moon on the human mind. From lunatic came loony, and loony bin was where insane people were incarcerated. The phrase is now considered insulting in the extreme, as are “booby hatch” (originally a covered passageway down a ship deck), “funny farm,” “drool academy,” and “foam rubber city” (a reference to padded cells).See also: bin, loonyloonie
loonie Canadian slanga. a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces b. the Canadian currency Loonie
LoonieInformal for the Canadian dollar. The term comes from the picture of the common loon, a Canadian bird, on the reverse of the one-dollar coin. The nickname originated in 1987 with the introduction of this coin. See also: Greenback.loonie
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