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Batty vs Loony - What's the difference?

batty | loony |

As adjectives the difference between batty and loony

is that batty is mad, crazy, silly while loony is insane.

As nouns the difference between batty and loony

is that batty is the buttocks or anus while loony is an insane or very foolish person.

batty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
  • (obsolete) Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).
    • Batty wings. — Shakespeare.

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * squirrelly

    Noun

    (batties)
  • (West Indian slang) The buttocks or anus.
  • (Jamaica, UK, derogatory) A homosexual man.
  • * 1996 , Rudi Bleys, The geography of perversion
    • For example, recent Jamaican 'raga' lyrics by Buju Banton and Brand Nubian attach the affirmation of black identity to crude animosity towards homosexuality and contain offensive language against the 'batties' as icons of non-blackness.

    Derived terms

    * batty boy * batty man * batty rider

    References

    loony

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (insane) luny, looney

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a person) Insane.
  • (of a thing) Very silly, absurd.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Noun

    (loonies)
  • An insane or very foolish person.