Loonie!

Another slice of Canadian life:

The Canadian one-dollar coin (Canadian and American coins all have the same names, but more on that later.) has a picture of a loon (a type of bird) on it. Not long after it was introduced, folks (people) started calling them "loonies" and it stuck.

The funny thing is that while the loon is a bird, a loony/looney is a crazy, insane or very foolish and silly person. Crazy money!

You'll never guess what they started calling the two-dollar coin when it appeared: a twonie/toonie!