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loon

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) loon (noun)
  2. 2) loon (noun)
  3. common loon (noun)
  4. red-throated loon (noun)
  5. sprat loon (noun)
  6. yellow-billed loon (noun)

1loon

noun \ˈlün\

Definition of LOON

1
: lout, idler
2
chiefly Scottish : boy
3
a : a crazy person b : simpleton

Origin of LOON

Middle English loun
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with LOON

boon, Boone, coon, croon, dune, goon, June, lune, moon, noon, prune, rune, soon, spoon, swoon, toon, tune

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