loonie
[
loo
-nee]
/ˈlu ni/
noun
1.
Canadian Informal.
a dollar coin.
Also,
loony
.
Origin
from the image of a loon on the reverse
Examples from the web for
loonie
Spew from your soapbox somewhere else please you
loonie
leftie.
But the central bank warns that a strong
loonie
, as the currency is known, will slow the recovery.
British Dictionary definitions for
loonie
loonie
/
ˈluːnɪ
/
noun
1.
(
Canadian
,
slang
)
a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces
the Canadian currency