Loonie

Pronunciation

• CA
• Homophones: loony, looney, luny

Origin

loon + -ie from the depiction of a loon on the reverse (tail-side) of the Canadian one-dollar coin

Full definition of loonie

Noun

1. (Canada, informal) The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).

Derived terms

• toonie/twonie/twoonie
• doubloonie