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loons

Pronunciation: /luːnz/

(also loon pants)

Definition of loons

noun

British dated

close-fitting casual trousers widely flared from the knees downwards: a pair of mustard hipster loons

Origin:

1970s: from loon³

loons in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of loons in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

loom ²
loon ¹
loon ²
loon ³
loonie
loons
loony
loony bin
loony tunes
loop
loop diuretic

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loon¹ Br. Eng
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loon³ Br. Eng
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/ ɪnˈdʒam(b)m(ə)nt

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