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Loopie vs Loonie - What's the difference?

loopie | loonie |

As an adjective loopie

is deceitful; cunning; sly.

As a noun loonie is

the Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).

loopie

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (Scotland) deceitful; cunning; sly
  • * 1825 , Archibald Crawfurd, Tales of my grandmother
    • The guidwife had repeatedly given Peter the hint to throw the shawl into the bed, as it would be there concealed till the husband was gone; but Peter, the loopie — for who ever saw a packman that was not loopie ? — began to think that he might manage to carry off both shawl and buckles

    loonie

    English

    (wikipedia loonie)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Canada, informal) The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).

    • Derived terms

    * toonie/twonie/twoonie * doubloonie