Associations to the word «Looney»

Wiktionary

LOONEY, adjective. Alternative spelling of loony
LOONEY, noun. Alternative spelling of loony
LOONEY, proper noun. An surname​, common in the south west of the country.
LOONEY BIN, noun. Alternative form of loony bin
LOONEY TUNES, adjective. (colloquial) (humorous) Loony, crazy, insane.
LOONEY TUNES, adjective. Alternative form of looney tunes

Dictionary definition

LOONEY, noun. Someone deranged and possibly dangerous.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats