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Looney

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loonynoun(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.
crazynounVery excited or enthusiastic.
weirdonoun(informal, chiefly derogatory) A strange, odd, eccentric person.

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loonynoun(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.
crazynoun(slang, countable) An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
weirdonoun(informal, chiefly derogatory) A strange, odd, eccentric person.
lunaticnounAn insane person.
wackonoun(slang, somewhat derogatory) An amusingly eccentric or irrational person.
insaneExhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
tetched(chiefly US, colloquial) Touched: mildly deranged, somewhat mentally dysfunctional.
nutsnoun(slang) The testicles.
asylumnounA place of safety or refuge.
binnounA box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
loonannounA surname from Irish.
lunneynounA surname from Irish.
loughneynounA surname from Irish.
lougherynounA surname from Irish.
loobynoun(now rare, dialect) A large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf.
larneynounA surname from Irish.
loughlinnounA surname from Irish.
loughrannounA surname from Irish.
loughreynounA surname from Irish.
o'learynounA surname from Irish.

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