What does LOON mean?

Definitions for LOON
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. loonnoun

    a worthless lazy fellow

  2. loon, divernoun

    large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes

  3. addle-head, addlehead, loon, birdbrainnoun

    a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Loonnoun

    A sorry fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal.

    Etymology: This word, which is now used only in Scotland, is the English word lown.

    Thou cream-fac’d loon!
    Where got’st thou that goose look? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    The false loon, who could not work his will
    By open force, employ’d his flatt’ring skill:
    I hope, my lord, said he, I not offend;
    Are you afraid of me that are your friend? Dryden.

    This young lord had an old cunning rogue, or, as the Scots call it, a false loon of a grandfather, that one might call a Jack of all trades. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.

Wikipedia

  1. Loon

    The loons (North America) or divers (United Kingdom / Ireland) are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae and order Gaviiformes.

ChatGPT

  1. loon

    A loon is a type of large, aquatic bird found mainly in North America and Northern Eurasia. It is known for its distinctive call, often described as a haunting, eerie sound. Loons are generally characterized by their streamlined shape, sleek black or brown plumage with white underparts, and exceptional diving and swimming ability. In a more colloquial sense, 'loon' can also refer to a crazy or insane person.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Loonnoun

    a sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue

  2. Loonnoun

    any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (U. septentrionalis), are the best known species. See Diver

  3. Etymology: [Scot. loun, lown, loon; akin to OD. loen a stupid man; prob. for an older lown, and akin to E. lame.]

Wikidata

  1. Loon

    The loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae and order Gaviiformes.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Loon

    lōōn, n. a low fellow: a rascal: (Scot.) a lad. [Old Dut. loen, a stupid fellow, lome, slow.]

  2. Loon

    lōōn, n. a genus of web-footed aquatic birds, the Divers, with short wings, and legs placed very far back—also Loom.—n. Loon′ing, the cry of a loon, like the howl of a wolf, ominous of evil. [Ice. lómr, prob. influenced by loon, as above, from their awkward walk on land.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. loon

    The great northern diver, Colymbus glacialis. A bird about the size of a goose, which frequents the northern seas, where "as straight as a loon's leg," is a common comparison.

Editors Contribution

  1. loonnoun

    Loon,noun: inter alia, a Scots word,commonly used in the Aberdeen area to mean a lad,or silly lad but quite often used endearingly in the sense of urchin or 'cheeky chappie' and latterly applied endearingly to the young of both sexes,i.e. Children ,but mainly working or middle class, not wealthy.

    'Aberdeen loons'= children from Aberdeen


    Submitted by anonymous on December 18, 2021  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LOON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Loon is ranked #81772 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Loon surname appeared 231 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Loon.

    57.1% or 132 total occurrences were White.
    22.9% or 53 total occurrences were Asian.
    9.5% or 22 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    5.1% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.6% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
    2.6% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LOON in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LOON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of LOON in a Sentence

  1. Hendrik Willem Van Loon:

    Great Britain, an island off the Dutch coast, which is responsible for the happiness of fully one-quarter of the human race. Per: Van Loon's Geography, Copy-write 1932. Garden City Publishing, Copy-write 1937; Page-216.

  2. Michelle Malkin:

    She was an untenured and unhinged loon whose anti-Semitic diatribes and barely literate social media rantings shamed Oberlin and all of American higher education.

  3. Joe Mucheru:

    The Loon team are still working out contracts and hopefully once that is done, we can be able to see almost every part of the country covered.

  4. Michelle Malkin:

    Good riddance to Joy Karega, she was an untenured and unhinged loon whose anti-Semitic diatribes and barely literate social media rantings shamed Oberlin and all of American higher education.

  5. Joe Mucheru:

    Loon is another technology that is being introduced that the licensed operators hopefully can be able to use, connectivity is critical. If you are not online, you are left out.

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