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loon | x |

As a noun loon

is idler, lout or loon can be (us|canada) any of various birds, of the order gaviiformes , of north america and europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

loon

English

(wikipedia loon)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) loun. Folk etymology associates it slang-wise with lunatic; see loony.

Noun

(en noun)
  • idler, lout
  • (chiefly, Scotland, Ulster) boy, lad
  • (chiefly, Scotland) harlot; mistress
  • (chiefly, Scotland) simpleton
  • (slang) crazy or deranged person
  • (Ireland) English Soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
    • Synonyms
    * (crazy person ): lunatic, psycho, wacko
    See also
    * looney, loony, loonie

    Etymology 2

    Of Scandinavian origin, akin to (etyl) , compare (lament).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes , of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
    • Synonyms
    * diver
    Derived terms
    * Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) * great northern loon, common loon, (Gavia immer) * Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) * Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) * Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) * loonie

    References

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    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----