loon

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

loons

1.
(slang)A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
2.
(obsolete)An idler, a lout.
3.
(Scotland, Ulster)(chiefly Scotland, Ulster) A boy, a lad.
4.
(Scotland)(chiefly Scotland) A harlot; mistress.
5.
(Scotland)(chiefly Scotland) A simpleton.
6.
(Ireland, historical)An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
7.
(traffic engineering) A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle.
8.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping)Clipping of balloon.
9.
(Canada, US)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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Đồng nghĩa

bulb-outcrazy person lunatic, psycho, wackoround area of pavement bulb-outlunatic psycho wacko diver

Cùng gốc / liên quan

conservaloongunloonloonsomeloonsloon pantslooney loonyloonielooney, loony, loonie

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English louen, lowen (rascal; rogue), probably of Middle Dutch - or - origin. Compare loen. 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.