loonie
Coin with waterfowl
A loonie is the Canadian one-dollar coin, so called for the loon depicted on its reverse.
By extension, loonie refers to the Canadian dollar as a currency unit: The loonie fell against the US dollar.
The spelling distinguishes it from loony, meaning crazy.
Basic U.S. currency unit
- currencyMedium of exchange
- quarterOne of four parts
- dimeU.S. ten-cent coin
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
penny · mint · circulation · change · pocket · vending · parking · metallic
Feathered flying vertebrate
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- divingEntering water deliberately
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- callContact by phone
wildlife · plumage · arctic · nesting · haunting · tremolo · yodel · iconic
Canada's monetary unit
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- forexCurrency trading market
- USDAmerican monetary unit
parity · depreciation · appreciation · petrodollar · Bank of Canada · monetary · floating · trading
dollar
Basic U.S. currency unit
nickel · penny · mint · circulation · change · pocket · vending · parking · metallic · round
bird
Feathered flying vertebrate
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- divingEntering water deliberately
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
call · wildlife · plumage · arctic · nesting · haunting · tremolo · yodel · iconic · emblem
Canadian dollar
Canada's monetary unit
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- forexCurrency trading market
USD · parity · depreciation · appreciation · petrodollar · Bank of Canada · monetary · floating · trading · weak
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- Canadamaple leaf, maple syrup, hockey, beaver, Ottawa
- coinspennies, leu, silver eagles, nickels, ban
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
- Canadian FinanceRBC, Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, BMO, CAD
looniegreenback
US paper currency
American dollar · US dollar · buck · euro · pound sterling
- loony binsSlang for mental hospitals
- loony toonSlang for crazy person
- loony tuneCrazy or irrational person
- loon callAquatic bird's vocalization
- common loonBlack-and-white diving waterbird
- loon cryAquatic bird's vocalization