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loosy-goosy en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of loosey-goosey.
    • Saskatchewan Roughrider head coach Joe Faragalli thought a main reason for his team's miseries last season was a loosy-goosy attitude. 1983 June 18, Marty York, “Why did Riley call Brock?”, in The Globe and Mail:
    • On the field, McMillin has a jargon all his own. To avoid profanity, he yelps, "Well, I'll be a dirty name.” He urges his runners to be “loosy-goosy” […] 1946, Collier's:

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most loosy-goosy Degree=Sup lexicographic
loosy-goosier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
loosy-goosiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
more loosy-goosy Degree=Cmp lexicographic