英语词汇“loonie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

loonie

释义

loonie, n. Canad. colloq.|ˈluːniː|
Also looney, loony.
[f. loon n.² + -ie, from the representation of a loon (or diver) on the reverse.]
The Canadian one-dollar coin introduced in 1987; also, transf., the Canadian dollar.
[1987Vancouver Sun 8 Jan. 1/1 The master dies of the new $1 coin have been lost in transit and the government has ordered a new design. The new design will be a loon, replacing the original voyageur depiction.]1987Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Jan. a7/5 Following the typical Canadian bureaucratic foul-up with the new dollar coin, I hereby name it the ‘looney’.1990Ottawa Citizen 26 July E4/1 ‘The Canadian dollar is very strong,’ said Berger, who added that the news could carry the loonie over 87 cents U.S. later this week.1991R. P. MacIntyre Yuletide Blues v. 32 A loonie slides out of Boog's pocket, a loonie then twenty-five cents.1994Outdoor Canada Summer 23/1 Glue a small compass (no bigger than a Loonie) on top of the cap.

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