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loony

[loo-nee] / ˈlu ni /


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However, because of the Globes’ loony category smash-up in the supporting performance categories, Cooper’s triumph came at the expense of “The White Lotus” star Walton Goggins and Tramell Tillman’s Emmy-winning work on “Severance.”

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

In 2020, people went loony for the PlayStation 5 and the Popeyes chicken sandwich in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

Each is rated on a scale of bees — one for sleepy, five for loony — in honor of the insects that tortured him in the 2006 remake of “The Wicker Man.”

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Volberding: The fragrance thing was kind of loony.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2023

“Not yet. But I’ve seen pictures. They should close it down and turn it into a Chuck E. Cheese’s—after, of course, I win my college scholarship from loony old Lemoncello.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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