loony

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++loon·y1 /ˈluːni/ noun (plural loonies) [countable]  informalCRAZY someone who is crazy or strange 疯子；怪人 Her brother’s a complete loony. 她的弟弟是个十足的疯子。

Examples from the Corpus

loony• He said I waved at the poor man like a loony.• Janet's brother is a complete loony.• Two young lads from Hafnarfjödur, a small fishing village near Reykjavik, were going like loonies.• I would only trash incoming mail from obvious opponents and obvious loonies.• Political loony, surprised thief, old lag with a grudge ... it's facts I want, not surmise.• She felt like a total loony doing these things for herself.• He's an absolute utter loony.loony2 adjective  informal silly, crazy, or strange 傻的；发疯的；古怪的 a loony idea 古怪的念头

Examples from the Corpus

loony• What kind of a loony bin have they got down there in Berkeley, anyway?• They felt free to festoon the machine with all sorts of loony filigrees.• What of the loony fringe that I had so conveniently forgotten?• I can't be loony if I can remember my dream, surely?• Major was spot on, just as he was dead right to go on to warn Hague against his loony right.Origin loony1 (1800-1900) lunatic

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loon‧y¹ /ˈluːni/ noun (plural loonies) [countable]informal someone who is crazy or strange:
    Her brother’s a complete loony.

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loony² adjective
informal silly, crazy, or strange:
    a loony idea
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ crazy very strange or not sensible – used about people, ideas, and behaviour: People think I’m crazy when I start talking about ghosts. | It was a crazy thing to do.
   ▪ mad British English crazy: Are you mad? | Whose mad idea was that? | At first, everyone thought he was completely mad.
   ▪ nuts informal (also bonkers British English) [not before noun] crazy: The whole thing sounds completely nuts. | Have you gone bonkers?
   ▪ loony informal crazy: another loony suggestion | The man is totally loony.
   ▪ insane completely crazy: I know it sounds insane, but it’s true.
    ⇨ mentally ill