Loon (Drenthe)
WordNet
noun
(1) Large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
(2) A worthless lazy fellow
(3) A person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
from loun
- popular etymology associates it slang-wise with lunatic, see loony.
Noun
- idler, lout
- (mainly Scottish; ) boy, lad
- (mainly Scottish; ) harlot; mistress
- simpleton; (also ) crazy or deranged person.
- (Irish) English Soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
Etymology 2
Of Scandinavian origin, akin to , cfr. .
Noun
- Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.