Etymology

looby

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Today it means: A large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf. Full definition →

Irish Ó Lúbaigh
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looby · noun1

Uncertain. Perhaps from lob (“a large piece, lump”) + -y.

Looby · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Lúbaigh“descendant of Lúbach”
  2. English todayLooby

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lúbaigh (“descendant of Lúbach”), a byname originally applied to a cunning person, from lúbach (“looped, coiled; crafty, tricky”).

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