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
Ready to eat tuna melts and listen to loon calls by the fire?
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The show also contains numerous Canadian references — cottage country, loons, McGill University — which would have not made sense outside of the Great White North.
—Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Bell pressed ahead with the show, loon references and all, and licensed it to HBO.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
For those in search of the immersive Adirondack experience of sleeping under the stars and morning wake-up calls courtesy of resident loons, camping is a solid choice.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The show also contains numerous Canadian references — cottage country, loons, McGill University — which would have not made sense outside of the Great White North.
—Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Bell pressed ahead with the show, loon references and all, and licensed it to HBO.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
For those in search of the immersive Adirondack experience of sleeping under the stars and morning wake-up calls courtesy of resident loons, camping is a solid choice.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loon
Noun
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The town’s overflowing with charming Midwest eccentrics, including a cocky mayor (Henry Winkler) and a welcoming barkeep (Lena Headey).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those crazy, diverse individuals, that tribe of oddballs and eccentrics, dreamers, and gamblers who make up this business.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His instincts, toughness and football character are off the charts.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Thank God for the flair, because the characters are satirically tedious.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even Kathy Hilton is like a ghost of her former self, with Jen Tilly taking the crown of doddering kook away from her.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2022
Noun
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This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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His search takes him to a wacko cult in the desert run by a scamster, and that of course puts the sheriff in deadly danger.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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Bits of bacon, mini hot-pockets, nutter butters and doritos.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
16 Jan. 2025
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Its founder was not a member of Congress but Paul Weyrich, a hard-right nutter with theocratic leanings with a fair claim to being the Johnny Appleseed of the New Right, having also co-founded the Heritage Foundation, the Moral Majority, and the American Legislative Exchange Council.—
Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
27 Mar. 2023
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“Loon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loon. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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