Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lookit

/ˈlʊkɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: look-it
IPA: /ˈlʊkɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

look, listen; see here, pay attention; the thing is, to be honest

Canadian usage; American usage; Colloquial

intj

behold!; look at that; look here or there; look!

Canadian usage; American usage; Colloquial

verb

Pronunciation spelling of look at.

Example Sentences

"Ah lookit deputy, with all due respect to you, if you come in here and act like an ass that's exactly the label that you'll gain"
"Lookit! I'm old enough now, I'll wear what I want!"
"Paddy said yesterday morning: "Lookit he didn't murder anybody. He is not a bad lad.""
"He went right on cackling, "Lookit lookit lookit. Oh Jesus, lookit. Lookit lookit." The blast had shattered all the windows, and flames were shooting out of all of them."
"Hey, lookit the sissy who didn't sign up for recess baseball!"

Etymology

Nonstandard reanalysis of look at (that) as look + it.

Usage

Phrases

look at

Frequently Paired Words

looky look look at

Synonyms

behold ecce hark lo look lookee lookie lookit looky see voilà

Questions

How do you pronounce lookit?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʊkɪt/.
What does lookit mean?: look, listen; see here, pay attention; the thing is, to be honest
Where does lookit come from?: Nonstandard reanalysis of look at (that) as look + it.

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