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- [loon]
- /lun/
- /luːn/
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- [loon]
- /lun/
Definitions of loon word
- noun loon a crazy or simple-minded person. 1
- noun loon A silly or foolish person. 1
- noun loon crazy or eccentric person 1
- noun loon fish-eating bird 1
- noun loon a simple-minded or stupid person 0
- noun loon a lad 0
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Origin of loon
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; perhaps alteration of loom3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Loon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
loon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loon
noun loon
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- lunatic — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- maniac — Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- nut — the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
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