Loon meaning

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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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(scot.) A boy.
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(archaic) 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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Noun

Singular:
loon
Plural:
loons

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

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

  • Meanwhile, Mitchell the psychic is giving the parents of the missing girl further reason for thinking they've hired a complete loon.

  • Its surface is diversified by several plateaus, those of Haanhof and of the Livonian Aa having an average elevation of 400 to 700 ft., while several summits reach Boo to loon ft.

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