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as in lunatic
one having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
giggled like a loon at his own jokes
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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
Share [Findings] In Maine, a loon stabbed a bald eagle through the heart.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
There's waterfalls coming down the mountains, bears running around and ducks and loons flying around and swimming.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
United Village will formally dedicate the loon sculpture on Thursday.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
But even as the world’s most fruitful common loon, Fe still suffers the occasional loss.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
There's waterfalls coming down the mountains, bears running around and ducks and loons flying around and swimming.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
United Village will formally dedicate the loon sculpture on Thursday.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
But even as the world’s most fruitful common loon, Fe still suffers the occasional loss.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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Or Austin Butler giving alabaster psychopath in Dune: Part Two.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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Sadly, this instinct goes both ways—psychopaths are similarly able to read others, most notably vulnerable targets.Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Nothing brings people together like making fools of yourselves.Erin Reimel, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lost Lost, the 2000s mystery drama serial, always seemed like a fool’s errand to me.Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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Accordingly, Slow Horses has worked hard to feed into his persona, offering a slow trickle of wordless shots or small scenes of Harkness while gassing up his reputation as an assassin, a terrorist, and an all-around maniac.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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And finally, Matador is readying the next batch of catalog reissues from legendary psychedelic/psychotic maniacs Butthole Surfers.Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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“Loon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loon. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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