loogie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown; possibly from Luger, Lou, Lue or Louie; possibly from the name of the baseball player Lou Gehrig (from the habit of baseball players of spitting); possible variant of booger.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lōōg'i, IPA(key): /ˈluːɡi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uːɡi

Noun

loogie (plural loogies)

  1. (US, slang) A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
    to hock a loogie
  2. (US, slang) Any thick, disgusting liquid. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.