loon

Meanings

Plural: loons

Noun

a worthless lazy fellow
large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
An idler, a lout.
A boy, a lad.
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 vehicles with a wide turning circle.
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.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). Or, related to sense 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.

Synonyms

addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain, bulb-out, diver, lunatic, psycho, wacko

Scrabble Score: 4

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Words With Friends Score: 6

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