as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
The neighbors dismissed her as a loony when she painted sheep on her house.
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also looney
as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
that's got to be the looniest idea I've ever heard
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Recent Examples of loony
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Osgood Perkins wrote and directed this waking nightmare about Maika Monroe’s psychic FBI agent on the trail of ... if not quite a serial killer, the looniest murder influencer ever.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Love Songs holds the hallmarks of an era of heterodox rap-hook writers, deep YouTube exploration, and DIY mash-ups and blends, but the loonier flips restore the ’89 feeling of wondering whether an exciting piece of collagework will one day be sued out of existence.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
One of our region's most famous comics, Michael Hawthorne, built a career from illustrating the loony loudmouth.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
As an impressionist, Carvey's style was more, well, impressionist — his gabbling, discursive George H.W. Bush spinning out further and further while remaining resolutely tethered to some measure of loony reality (taking a similar approach for his recent recurring stint as President Joe Biden).
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Here are six movies that advanced the genre in 2024:
(Uncredited / Associated Press)
‘Longlegs’
Osgood Perkins wrote and directed this waking nightmare about Maika Monroe’s psychic FBI agent on the trail of ... if not quite a serial killer, the looniest murder influencer ever.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Love Songs holds the hallmarks of an era of heterodox rap-hook writers, deep YouTube exploration, and DIY mash-ups and blends, but the loonier flips restore the ’89 feeling of wondering whether an exciting piece of collagework will one day be sued out of existence.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
One of our region's most famous comics, Michael Hawthorne, built a career from illustrating the loony loudmouth.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loony
Noun
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For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The name-calling and the stupid AI and the imagery has got to stop.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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These kids are being stupid and absurd and reckless and not thinking about anything other than what’s directly in front of their faces.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the movie, there is a montage with a voiceover that shows a classroom interaction between Lohan's character and her crush, Aaron Samuels, played by Jonathan Bennett.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The wardrobe and general aesthetic of the character were also already in his mind prior to casting.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, let’s get completely crazy and predict that Hanley goes absolutely haywire this year to the tune of … three goals!—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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This is crazy and continues to erode the public health system and the public trust in vaccines.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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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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Count Dracula remains a fixture in the horror genre, having been featured in movies that range from scary and sexy to silly and satirical.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Anderson’s synthesis of all of these themes, motifs, and silly gags into One Battle After Another, which saw Anderson’s biggest movie opening ever last month, shows how Pynchon’s ideas have not only aged well but are more visible and relevant.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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In a sane world, someone who claimed that one of the most beneficial accomplishments in human history — the polio vaccine — did more harm than good would be seen as a dangerous crackpot.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Most researchers considered that a crackpot theory.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Couldn’t a handful have said Pete Hegseth running the Pentagon is dubious enough, but giving a conspiratorial lunatic power over the Centers for Disease Control is a bridge far too far?—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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For Mikkelsen and Lie Kaas, who have previously pushed Jensen’s brand of lunatic sincerity in films like Men & Chicken and Riders of Justice, The Last Viking was another chance to dive headfirst into the madness while keeping hold of something real.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Loony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loony. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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