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loonie

[ loo-nee ]

noun

  1. Canadian Informal. a dollar coin.

loonie

/ ˈluːnɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    1. a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces
    2. the Canadian currency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of loonie1

From the image of a loon on the reverse
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Example Sentences

The bairns can get tin cans an' a stane for a drumstick, an' we'll ha'e a loonie band.

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