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In some senses, loon is marked as slang, obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."
What's it like to be a loon? / I liken it to a balloon
An idler, a lout.
The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.
A boy, a lad.
A harlot; mistress.
A simpleton.
noun
Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
The Loone is an ill ſhap'd thing like a Cormorant; but that he can neyther goe nor flye; he maketh a noiſe ſometimes like a Sovvgelders horne.
[O]h, yes! the loon does shriek dreadfully - particularly when there's fine rain […]
name
A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.