loon
nounEtymology
From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). Or, related to etymology 2, due to the bird's loud cry. Folk etymology associates it slang-wise with lunatic, though the latter may have influenced it; see loony.
- inherited from louen
Definitions
A crazy or deranged person
A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
- 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.
- The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.
A boy, a lad.
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A harlot
A harlot; mistress.
A simpleton.
An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning…
A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle.
Clipping of balloon.
Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for…
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.
- 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 […]
- He came again to her and she said: ‘Run swifter than the deer, be more cunning than the beaver, dive deeper than the loon.’
A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for loon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA