variants
or looney tunes
as in cracked
having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
anyone living alone in that remote cabin would be sure to go loony tunes
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Recent Examples of loony tunes
Then, the 130-pounders started their combat, and Cecelia went loony tunes.
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Star Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020
Some of the Eckhardt's best moments, the ones that made his loony tunes character relatable, were Hauser ad libs.
—Dante A. Ciampaglia, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2018
Star Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020
Some of the Eckhardt's best moments, the ones that made his loony tunes character relatable, were Hauser ad libs.
—Dante A. Ciampaglia, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loony tunes
Adjective
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Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
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The urban landscape, with its cracked sidewalks, patchy transit, and the lurking possibility of violence, is a daily challenge.Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
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Nick Offerman is also featured in the trailer as a cuckoo survivalist.Vulture, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2022
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For a host bird, raising a cuckoo baby along with its own young is expensive.Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2014
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The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Then, like clockwork, a bunch of Democrats got mad.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
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Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Your voice is insane.Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
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But obviously winning the grand jury prize was insane.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
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At first glance, Torres’ debut film seems like a quirky, millennial visual feast about a desperate El Salvadorian and a maniac artist.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
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None of this pays off in any fashion, as potentially interesting plot threads are rapidly dropped in favor of a typical maniac plot.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
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In Ulrich’s defense, Lillard admits that his maniacal performance at the film's end is 100 percent scenery-chewing.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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His eccentricities — once easily dismissed as the affectations of a lonely man — read maniacal.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Loony tunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loony%20tunes. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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