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
None other than Laura Loomer, a conspiracy loon who believes Bush did 9/11 and, for whatever reason, has particular sway in the West Wing.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
She's treated like a loon as employees, including regional security officer Eric Kynch (Dougray Scott) and Sergeant Donovan (Kayode Akinyemi), share security footage and logs that show Sara arriving at the consulate alone.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 May 2025
Bradley Whitford is risking his livelihood — and now with all the MAGA loons on the loose, his safety — to do the right thing.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Scientists say loon numbers are declining in the Midwest.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
She's treated like a loon as employees, including regional security officer Eric Kynch (Dougray Scott) and Sergeant Donovan (Kayode Akinyemi), share security footage and logs that show Sara arriving at the consulate alone.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 May 2025
Bradley Whitford is risking his livelihood — and now with all the MAGA loons on the loose, his safety — to do the right thing.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Scientists say loon numbers are declining in the Midwest.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loon
Noun
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These people’s histories range from the eccentric to the inspiring and are often stranger than fiction, memorable as well as consequential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In the decades between films, Spinal Tap have taken major steps into quasi-reality, releasing albums and touring in character, and the movie is able to use footage of moments like their actual 2007 Live Earth performance as flashbacks.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
31 Aug. 2025
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However, the real secret to its success were its characters as each of them represented common personality types which made the show relatable.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Aster is no longer offering a twist on things that really took place but on fantasies that occurred only in the imaginations of right-wing kooks.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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This is not a game; until the kooks and zealots rampaging over the public health infrastructure are constrained, many people could die.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 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
Noun
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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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Although My Donkey, My Lover & I (Antoinette dans les Cévennes) was made in 2020, before Libs of TikTok exposed school-teacher lunacy, writer-director Caroline Vignal proves prescient about the eccentricity that goes deeper than the profession’s nutcase radicalism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 July 2022
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Ma Seok-do (Ma) is still with the Geumcheon Police Major Crimes Unit, arriving to help his fellow officers deal with a knife-wielding nutcase who’s taken hostages at a corner store.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 June 2022
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Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
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But this time, his front-right tire was slow to come off, seemingly as the wheel gun did not connect with the wheel nut on the first attempt.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Loon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loon. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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