loon
- (slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
- (obsolete) An idler, a lout.
- (Scotland, Ulster) A boy, a lad.
- (Scotland) A harlot; mistress.
- (Scotland) A simpleton.
- (Ireland, historical) 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.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈluːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). 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.
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