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# loonie

noun (a loonie, loonies — Canada, informal)

«loonie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Canada, informal) A Canadian one-dollar coin, which has a loon (a water bird) on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#m1)
2. The Canadian dollar as money (the loonie went up). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#m2)
3. (UK, Australia, informal, often spelled looney or loony) A crazy or silly person — this can be rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#m3)

### In the lessons

In Canada: kids pay with loonies and toonies (two-dollar coins). In maths money problems from Canada: 1 loonie = 1 dollar, 1 toonie = 2 dollars. Phrases: a loonie, loonies and toonies.

### Examples

- I paid for my juice with a loonie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#x1)
- A loonie is a one-dollar coin in Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#x2)
- Three loonies and one toonie make five dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#x3)
- The loonie has a picture of a bird called a loon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#x4)
- She found a loonie under the sofa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#x5)
- Don't be such a loony! (UK, informal, can be rude) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/#x6)

### Note

Canadian informal word, but used everywhere in Canada, even in news. Plural loonies. For numbers: loonie = 1 dollar, toonie = 2 dollars. The "crazy person" word (loony, looney) can hurt people with mental illness, so avoid it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «loonie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loonie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«loonie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loonie.html) on Mova free.