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loosey-goosey

loos·ey-goos·ey
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-see-goo-see]
    • /ˈlu siˈgu si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-see-goo-see]
    • /ˈlu siˈgu si/

Definitions of loosey-goosey word

  • adjective loosey-goosey relaxed; calm; unperturbed: Despite the pressure, he was loosey-goosey throughout the game. 1
  • adjective loosey-goosey relaxed, easy, or unconstrained 0
  • adverb loosey-goosey in a loose, relaxed way 0
  • adjective loosey-goosey (US) relaxed; laid back. 0
See all 4 definitions of loosey-goosey

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Origin of loosey-goosey

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; rhyming compound (with -y1) based on the idiom loose as a goose

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Parts of speech for Loosey-goosey

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Loosey-goosey

loosey-goosey popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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