Pronunciations
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/ˈluːn/
Noun
A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
Usage- Slang
- Examples
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An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."
What's it like to be a loon? / I liken it to a balloon
An idler, a lout.
Usage- Obsolete
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The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.
A boy, a lad.
Usage- Scotland
- Ulster
A harlot; mistress.
Usage- Scotland
A simpleton.
Usage- Scotland
An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
Usage- Ireland
- Historical
A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle.
Noun
Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
Usage- Canada
- US usage
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The Loone is an ill ſhap'd thing like a Cormorant; but that he can neyther goe nor flye; he maketh a noiſe ſometimes like a Sovvgelders horne.
[O]h, yes! the loon does shriek dreadfully - particularly when there's fine rain […]
More examples (2)
He came again to her and she said: ‘Run swifter than the deer, be more cunning than the beaver, dive deeper than the loon.’
And I listened for a voice;— / But my heart was all I heard; / Not a screech-owl, not a loon, / Not a tree-toad said a word.
Noun
a worthless lazy fellow
- Broader terms
large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the Northern Hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
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a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
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