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loon
crazy as a loon
Insane. Often used jocularly. Don't leave me alone with Uncle Stu, he's crazy as a loon!
*crazy as a betsy bug
and *crazy as a peach-orchard boar; *crazy as a loonRur. acting as if insane. (*Also: as ~.) Tom: Susan says she's really the Queen of England. Bill: She's crazy as a betsy bug. Jill: David's a little eccentric, isn't he? Jane: Crazy as a loon, I'd say. What's wrong with Jim? He's acting as crazy as a peach-orchard boar.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Yudel | | - | Yiddish |
Thaddaios | | - | Biblical Greek |
Tane | | - | Maori, Polynesian Mythology |
Harper | | HAHR-pər | English |
Fredrika | | fred-REE-kah (Swedish), FRED-ree-kah (Finnish) | Swedish, Finnish |
Lizzie | | LIZ-ee | English |