English Explanatory Dictionary

loonie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
  2. The dollar as the Canadian unit of currency.
  3. Alternative form of loony.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of Earth's Moon.

Pronunciation

/ˈluːni/ En-ca-loonie.ogg

Word forms

loonie loonies

Etymology

From loon + -ie from the depiction of a loon on the reverse (tail-side) of the Canadian one-dollar coin.

Synonyms

Selenite Lunarian Lunarite Lunite Moonman

Derived words

doubloon doubloonie toonie twonie twoonie
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