loonie

Meaning

1. (Canada, informal) The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
2. (Canada, broadly, informal) The dollar as the Canadian unit of currency.
3. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of loony.

Synonyms

Canadian dollar

loony

loonny

Translations

dòlar canadenc

huard

Dollar canadien

dollar canadien

dollaro

💵

dollaro canadese

Dólar canadense

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈluːni/

Etymology

From loon + -ie from the depiction of a loon on the reverse (tail-side) of the Canadian one-dollar coin.