Alternative form of loony. [(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.]
Used in a Sentence
loonie
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for loonie.
Editorial note
No, a Loonie is 1 dollar coin and a Toonie is a 2 dollar coin.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Alternative form of loony. [(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.]
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of loonie gathered in one view.
(Canada, informal, by extension) The dollar as the Canadian unit of currency.
(Canada, informal, numismatics) The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for loonie.
noun
Alternative form of loony. [(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.]
noun
(Canada, informal, by extension) The dollar as the Canadian unit of currency.
noun
(Canada, informal, numismatics) The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
noun
(science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth's Moon.
Example sentences
No, a Loonie is 1 dollar coin and a Toonie is a 2 dollar coin.
The weak loonie also means American employers save additional 20%.
So if the metal in 100 pennies is worth more than the metal in a loonie they make a profit.
Buying an expensive product from company headed by a tyrannical loonie throws long-term support into question.
If I'm being honest, your quote makes the first character sound like an out-of-touch loonie.
Of course, this concerns everything overall instead of just Loonie Tunes.
I also recently just shelled out $600CAD for a new pair of Bose noise cancellers and they were worth every single loonie!
The study's author is a well-known esoteric loonie.
I knew he was a loonie, but thought that you're exaggerating.
Without trying to sound like a foil-hat wearing loonie, I feel like this is the direction things will go, and the IMF (and related orgs) will welcome it.
Just like Kirk was murdered by a left-winger because they made groyper references that most of the world doesn't get, while 4chan laughs because they know what's up >_> Hortman was murdered by an anti-abortion loonie with a Republican history.
We've lost that with the move to digital currency, and nothing has quite brought back the anonymous ease of just tossing a loonie in a jar for someone, whether it's the barista, a busker, or a homeless person.
Quote examples
I think your point is similar to paulgb's: "So if the metal in 100 pennies is worth more than the metal in a loonie they make a profit." Is that what you mean?
I guess that's not "literal proof", some loonie asking bullshit is...
Pointing at some loonie on Twitter who would be flagged out of existence here on HN is not an honest argument in the direction of "look, Rust fans are zealots!".
I'm sure they do, but is "my iPhone was stolen, and the GPS tracker says it's at X" still a crazy call by a loonie in 2014?
Proper noun examples
Sadly, he'd either have to take on currency risk (if his assets are in Euros and his liabilities are in Loonies, and the Euro drops relative to the Loonie, he's lost money that wasn't his).
We have a lot of international users, and while people generally know where their own currency stands vis a vi the Greenback, we surmised that they wouldn't be nearly as familiar with where they stand against the Loonie.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use loonie in a sentence?
No, a Loonie is 1 dollar coin and a Toonie is a 2 dollar coin.
What does loonie mean?
Alternative form of loony. [(informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.]
What part of speech is loonie?
loonie is commonly used as noun.