English-Thai Dictionary
loon
N คนโง่ kon-ngo
loonie
SL คนบ้า คน เพี้ยน loonny kon-ba
loonie
SL บ้า เพี้ยน ประสาท สติ ไม่ดี loony ba
loony
SL บ้า ประสาท สติ ไม่ดี loonie ba
loony bin
N โรงพยาบาล รักษา คนที่ มีปัญหา ทางจิต
loony bin
SL โรงพยาบาล ประสาท โรงพยาบาล บ้า rong-pa-ya-ban-pra-sad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LOON
n. 1. A sorry fellow; a rogue; a rascal.
2. A sea-fowl of the genus colymbus.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LOON
Loon, n. Etym: [Scot. loun, lown, loon; akin to OD. loen a stupid man; prob. for an older lown, and akin to E. lame. ]
Defn: A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.
LOON
Loon, n. Etym: [For older loom, Icel. l; akin to Dan. & Sw. lom.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus ), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus ), and the red-throated loon or diver (U. septentrionalis ), are the best known species. See Diver.
LOONY
LOONY Loon "y, a.
Defn: See Luny.
New American Oxford Dictionary
loon
loon 1 |lo͞on lun | ▶noun informal a silly or foolish person. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from loon 2 (referring to the bird's actions when escaping from danger ), perhaps influenced by loony .
loon
loon 2 |lun lo͞on | ▶noun a large diving waterbird with a sleek black or gray head, a straight pointed bill, and short legs set far back under the body. Loons breed by lakes in northern latitudes and have wailing calls. [Family Gaviidae and genus Gavia: five species, including the common loon (G. immer ) of both Canada and Eurasia. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: probably by alteration of Shetland dialect loom, denoting esp. a guillemot or a diver, from Old Norse.
loon
loon 3 |luːn | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial ] Brit. informal act in a foolish or desultory way: he decided to loon around London. ORIGIN 1960s: of unknown origin.
looney tunes
loon ey tunes |ˈluni ˌtunz |(also loony-tunes |ˈlo͞onē ˌt (y )o͞onz |) informal ▶adjective crazy; deranged: a Looney Tunes initiative for easing the parking problem. ▶noun crazy or deranged people. ORIGIN 1980s: from Looney Tunes, the name of an animated cartoon series that began in the 1930s, featuring Bugs Bunny and other characters.
loonie
loon ie |ˈlo͞onē ˌluni | ▶noun ( pl. loonies ) Canadian informal a Canadian one-dollar coin, introduced in 1987.
loons
loons |luːnz |(also loon pants ) ▶plural noun Brit. dated close-fitting casual trousers widely flared from the knees downwards. ORIGIN 1970s: from loon 3 .
loony
loon y |ˈlo͞onē ˈluni | informal ▶noun ( pl. loonies ) a crazy or silly person: she was working with a bunch of loonies. ▶adjective ( loonier, looniest ) crazy or silly: loony drivers. DERIVATIVES loon i ness noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of lunatic .
loony bin
loon y bin |ˈluni bɪn | ▶noun informal, offensive a home or hospital for people who are mentally ill.
loony tunes
loony tunes N. Amer. informal ▶adjective crazy; deranged: it sounds a little loony tunes. ▶plural noun crazy or deranged people. ORIGIN 1980s: from Looney Tunes, the name of a US animated cartoon series that began in the 1930s, featuring Bugs Bunny and other characters.
Oxford Dictionary
loon
loon 1 |luːn | ▶noun informal a silly or foolish person. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from loon 2 (referring to the bird's actions when escaping from danger ), perhaps influenced by loony .
loon
loon 2 |luːn | ▶noun North American term for diver ( sense 2 ). ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: probably by alteration of Shetland dialect loom, denoting especially a guillemot or a diver, from Old Norse.
loon
loon 3 |luːn | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial ] Brit. informal act in a foolish or desultory way: he decided to loon around London. ORIGIN 1960s: of unknown origin.
looney tunes
loon ey tunes |ˈluni ˌtunz |(also loony-tunes |ˈlo͞onē ˌt (y )o͞onz |) informal ▶adjective crazy; deranged: a Looney Tunes initiative for easing the parking problem. ▶noun crazy or deranged people. ORIGIN 1980s: from Looney Tunes, the name of an animated cartoon series that began in the 1930s, featuring Bugs Bunny and other characters.
loonie
loon ¦ie |ˈluːni | ▶noun ( pl. loonies ) Canadian informal a Canadian one-dollar coin, introduced in 1987. ORIGIN from loon 2 (because of the image on the coin ) + -ie .
loons
loons |luːnz |(also loon pants ) ▶plural noun Brit. dated close-fitting casual trousers widely flared from the knees downwards. ORIGIN 1970s: from loon 3 .
loony
loony |ˈluːni | informal ▶noun ( pl. loonies ) a mad or silly person. ▶adjective ( loonier, looniest ) mad or silly: loony drivers. DERIVATIVES looniness noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of lunatic .
loony bin
loony bin ▶noun informal, offensive a home or hospital for people with mental illnesses.
loony tunes
loony tunes N. Amer. informal ▶adjective crazy; deranged: it sounds a little loony tunes. ▶plural noun crazy or deranged people. ORIGIN 1980s: from Looney Tunes, the name of a US animated cartoon series that began in the 1930s, featuring Bugs Bunny and other characters.
American Oxford Thesaurus
loon
loon noun informal are you some kind of a loon, mowing your lawn at two o'clock in the morning? fool, idiot, ass, halfwit, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, moron, imbecile, simpleton; lunatic; informal dope, ninny, nincompoop, dimwit, jackass, blockhead, jughead, bonehead, knucklehead, fathead, numbskull, dumb-ass, dunderhead, ditz, dipstick, thickhead, meathead, meatball, woodenhead, airhead, pinhead, lamebrain, peabrain, birdbrain, jerk, nitwit, twit, boob, loony, nut, nutcase, fruitcake, crank, crackpot, screwball, crazy, kook, wacko, dingbat.
loony
loony adjective informal at first we thought Hoskins was a bit amusing, but now we think he's plum loony. See crazy (sense 1 ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
loon
loon 1 /luːn /名詞 C ろくでなし, 怠け者 ; 狂人, ばか .
loon
loon 2 名詞 C ｟米 ｠〘鳥 〙アビ (diver ).
loony
loon y loon ey /lúːni /名詞 複 -ies C ｟くだけて ｠変人 ; 狂人 (｟米 ｠loony tune ).形容詞 狂気の .～́ b ì n ｟おどけて ｠精神病院 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary