loopy

See also: Loopy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English loop

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English loopy

From loop + -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluː.pi/

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• Rhymes: -uːpi

Adjective

loopy (comparative loopier, superlative loopiest)

1. Having loops.

   a loopy rollercoaster

2. (slang) Idiotic; crazy.
3. (slang) Under the influence of alcohol or a narcotic; drunk.

Synonyms

• (having loops): looped
• (idiotic): See Thesaurus:stupid
• (crazy): See Thesaurus:insane
• (drunk): See Thesaurus:drunk

Derived terms

• loopily
• loopiness

Translations

Having loops

• Dutch: vol bochten
• French: plein de courbes
• German: gewunden (de)
• Māori: koromeke

Idiotic, crazy or drunk

• Bulgarian: смахнат (bg) (smahnat)
• Catalan: descarat
• Dutch: geschift (nl), bezopen (nl)
• French: timbré (fr), fada (fr), bourré (fr)
• German: durchgeknallt (de)
• Italian: pazzo (it)
• Polish: pod wpływem (pl)
• Portuguese: maluco (pt)
• Spanish: zumbado (es) (colloquial)