looney toons
Classic animated zaniness
Looney Toons, more often spelled Looney Tunes, describes someone or something crazy, absurd, or wildly irrational—from the classic Warner Bros. cartoon series featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other manic characters.
The phrase works as both noun and adjective: The whole plan is looney toons, He's gone completely looney toons.
The cartoon spelling with "-ey" and "-oons" is common in casual use, perhaps influenced by the word "cartoon" or the related term "loony."
- animationsMoving image sequences
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- duck seasonPermitted waterfowl hunting period
- satireMockery exposing vice
Bugs Bunny · Daffy Duck · cel animation · Warner Bros · Merrie Melodies · catchphrases · parody · rabbits · roadrunners · anvil drop · cartoon violence · nostalgia · exaggerated · surreal · whimsical · Porky Pig · Elmer Fudd · wordplay
looney toonstragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
art house cinema · film noir · documentary · neorealism · Greek tragedy
looney toonssane
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
rational · sensible · level-headed · grounded · lucid
looney toonshighbrow
Intellectually or artistically sophisticated
sophisticated · prestigious · refined · intellectual · cultured
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