loonie

L1O1O1N1I1E1
UK/ˈluːni/

noun

The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.

“The loonie continued to rise against the greenback today.”

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Meanings

loonie1

nounloonie (plural loonies)

plural loonies

  1. CanadainformalhobbiesThe Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
  2. CanadabroadlyinformalThe dollar as the Canadian unit of currency.

    The loonie continued to rise against the greenback today.

  3. alternativeAlternative form of loony.

Loonie2

nounLoonie (plural Loonies)

plural Loonies

  1. literatureAn inhabitant of Earth's Moon.

    "I used to hate Loonies. All Odans do. But in my opinion, only the Jupiters and generals and Committee members are truly awful. The rest of you are . . . tolerable. And you? Definitely more than tolerable."

    2015, Karen Bao, Dove Arising, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 309

    Synonyms: Selenite, Lunarian, Lunarite, Lunite, Moonman, moonman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn inhabitant of Earth's Moon.

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SeleniteLunarianLunariteLuniteMoonmanmoonman

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe basic unit of money in Canada

Similar
Canadian dollar
Broader
dollar
Also see
canadian dollar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

loonie · noun

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

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Loonie · noun

From Luna + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

loonylooneyluny
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APA

loonie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loonie

MLA

“loonie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loonie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loonie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loonie.

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