Words & TermsWar, service and history
macnoon
Crazy or mad, in First World War soldiers' slang.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “macnoon” means crazy or mad, in First World War soldiers' slang.
Where it came from
Australian troops borrowed the term from Egyptian Arabic during wartime service.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical