Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loosey-goosey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: loosey--goosey
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Canadian usage; American usage

adj

laid back; disorganized; scattered

Informal

Example Sentences

"They said that he couldn't hit International League pitching because he was too loosey-goosey at the plate."
"“All these other guys are scared to death,” the pinch-hitter kept telling himself as he walked towards the plate, “I’m loosey-goosey, I’m loosey-goosey, I’m loosey-goosey.”"
""Everything seemed to be real loosey-goosey," Mr. Williams said. "[…]I had lunch with him three times, and each time he said, 'Oh, I forgot to bring the papers.'""
"I find the description wonderfully familiar, less the droogish quality, than the loosey-goosey opportunism."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more loosey-goosey (comparative) loosier-goosier (comparative) loosey-goosier (comparative) most loosey-goosey (superlative) loosiest-goosiest (superlative) loosey-goosiest (superlative) loosey goosey (alternative) loosy-goosy (alternative)

Questions

What does loosey-goosey mean?: relaxed

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