Pronunciation: /lit-ə-ˈrɑ -lun/ — lit-uh-RAH-loon
Part of speech: noun (also usable as a verb: to literaloon)
Definition: A person who takes satire/skits literally and angrily attacks the (imagined) target — thereby proving they missed the joke and making themselves look foolish.
Etymology: literal + buffoon/loon.
literaloonery (n.) — the state or behavior of repeatedly doing this.
literalooned (adj.) — having fallen for a skit and reacted angrily.
Part of speech: noun (also usable as a verb: to literaloon)
Definition: A person who takes satire/skits literally and angrily attacks the (imagined) target — thereby proving they missed the joke and making themselves look foolish.
Etymology: literal + buffoon/loon.
literaloonery (n.) — the state or behavior of repeatedly doing this.
literalooned (adj.) — having fallen for a skit and reacted angrily.
“That whole comments section is full of literaloonery — they thought the parody ad was real and called for a boycott."
(verb) “She literalooned the sketch and started lecturing the cast — cornball cringe.”
(verb) “She literalooned the sketch and started lecturing the cast — cornball cringe.”
by Lockhoi September 2, 2025
Get the literaloonmug.