Loon meaning

lo͝on
Any of several fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia of northern regions, having a short tail, webbed feet, and a laughlike cry.
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One who is crazy or deranged.
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Any of an order (Gaviiformes) of fish-eating diving birds, with a sharp bill and webbed feet, found mainly in subarctic regions: noted for its weird cry.
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A clumsy, stupid person.
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A crazy person.
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A boy.
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A rogue.
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(chiefly Scotland, Ulster) Boy, lad.
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(chiefly Scotland) Harlot; mistress.
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(chiefly Scotland) Simpleton; (also (slang)) crazy or deranged person.
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(Ireland) English Soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
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(US, Canada) 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.
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Origin of loon

  • Perhaps alteration of dialectal loom guillemot, diver from Old Norse lōmr
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Probably from loon (from its loud cry) and influenced by lunatic
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse lómr (“loon"), compare lament.
    From Wiktionary
  • from Middle English loun
    From Wiktionary

Loon Sentence Examples

  • At depths of loon ft.

  • in the centre of a pumice-covered plateau from loon to 2000 ft.

  • This is known as the Canaanite period, succeeded about loon B.C. by the Aramaean.

  • Boo to loon attest the former prevalence of strong Hindu influence.

  • Before it receives the Voronezh the Don has a breadth of 500 to 700, or even in a few places loon ft., while its depth varies from 4 to 20 ft.; by the time it reaches its most eastern point the depth has increased to 8-50 ft., and the ordinary breadth to 700 -1000 ft., with an occasional maximum of 1400 ft.; in the lowest division the depth is frequently 70 ft., and the breadth in many places 1870 ft.

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