Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

looky-loo

/ˌlʊkiˈluː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: looky-loo
IPA: /ˌlʊkiˈluː/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.

Informal

noun

A look at something; a glance; an opportunity to look around.

Informal

noun

A person who comes into a store and looks around but doesn't buy anything.

Slang

Example Sentences

"After the accident, I had to shoo away a bunch of looky-loos."
"I looked away and cursed under my breath, waving angrily at some looky-loos who are slowing down and craning their necks to see their quota of other people's misery for the day."
"Victor: "Yeah. So what. I'm just another looky-loo.""
"I brought the inspector in for a looky-loo."
"As I walked by, I couldn't help but take a looky-loo."
"I was busy all day, but barely made any commissions because I spent all my time with a couple looky-loos."

Etymology

Reduplication from look or a compound of look + lew.

Usage

Inflected Forms

looky-loos (plural) lookie-lou (alternative) lookie-loo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce looky-loo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlʊkiˈluː/.
What does looky-loo mean?: One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.
Where does looky-loo come from?: Reduplication from look or a compound of look + lew.

How to pronounce looky-loo

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