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loony

[loo-nee] / ˈlu ni /


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In 2020, people went loony for the PlayStation 5 and the Popeyes chicken sandwich in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

Each is rated on a scale of bees — one for sleepy, five for loony — in honor of the insects that tortured him in the 2006 remake of “The Wicker Man.”

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Connor, in the meantime, is suddenly out of sorts about the wedding cake, referring to it as a "loony cake."

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

Volberding: The fragrance thing was kind of loony.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2023

“Is this full-moon business true? Does he actually turn loony once a month?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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