1
as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
What kind of loon laughs at his own jokes when no one else is laughing?
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2
as in idiot
a stupid person
The loons at the grocery store had put the potato chips at the bottom of the bag.
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Recent Examples of loon
The Ojibwe, a western Anishinaabe community in and around northern Wisconsin, refer to the April full moon as the boiling sap moon or the loon moon.
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Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Over the past five years, the major additions to United Village have been multiple parking lots, PK’s Playground and what is believed to be the world’s largest loon statue.
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Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
The location lends itself to lush landscapes and sandy beaches with ample opportunity to spot local flora and fauna from frogs and tortoises to hawks and loons.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
Ready to eat tuna melts and listen to loon calls by the fire?
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Over the past five years, the major additions to United Village have been multiple parking lots, PK’s Playground and what is believed to be the world’s largest loon statue.
—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
The location lends itself to lush landscapes and sandy beaches with ample opportunity to spot local flora and fauna from frogs and tortoises to hawks and loons.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
Ready to eat tuna melts and listen to loon calls by the fire?
—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loon
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With its loose ends and digressions, Dream Me a Dream stays true to those idiosyncratic instincts while retaining enough of the welcoming glow of Dance of Love to make this an affecting farewell from an endearing eccentric.
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The eccentric cuz is quick to try and help Bobby solve problems, which often gets him into trouble, but ultimately pushes him out of his shell.
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
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There was a small card with a graphic that pictured Wiley walking in the middle of Bluey and Bingo, two characters from the show.
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Her refusal to sugarcoat the interior and exterior lives of her characters, whether enslaved or traumatized by the past — by events in American history — was purposeful.
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
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Halaena can tell that something’s up with mummy, but that kook’s never been too concerned with matters of court.
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After Kent’s resignation, Republican hawks denounced him as a kook and a traitor to the cause, without touching on the delicate question of why Trump appointed such a disreputable figure in the first place.
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There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.
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People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.
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This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.
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Whit’s Frozen Custard is known for its flavor of the day calendar, with rich custards running the decadent range from fluffer nutter cookie, carrot cake, and mint cookies ‘n cream to Biscoff cookie butter and banana nut bread.
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Lloyd Hansen is his exit strategy, and this nutter will stop at nothing to snuff Six and steal the drive.
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“Loon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loon. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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