loogie

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/ˈluːɡi/

noun

A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.

“to hock a loogie”

Scrabble 7

Meanings

nounloogie (plural loogies)

plural loogies · alternative loogy

  1. USslangA thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.

    to hock a loogie

    1 more example

    I steal doobies, spit loogies when I puff on it

    1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz
  2. USslangAny thick, disgusting liquid.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

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.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 痰
  • 痰 (tán)sputum
Czech chrchel, flus
  • chrchelsputum
  • flussputum
Dutch fluim, blubber
  • fluimsputum
  • blubberthick liquid
  • slijmthick liquid
  • dretsthick liquid
Finnish räkä
  • räkäsputum
French mollard, glaviot
  • mollardsputum
  • glaviotsputum
  • huitresputum
Polish flegma, plwocina
  • flegmasputum
  • plwocinasputum
  • śluzthick liquid
Russian плево́к, харчо́к
  • плево́к (plevók)sputum
  • харчо́к (xarčók)sputum
  • слизь (slizʹ)thick liquid
  • мокрота́ (mokrotá)thick liquid
Spanish gargajo, escupitajo
  • gargajosputum
  • escupitajosputum
Swedish loska, snorloska
  • loskasputum
  • snorloskasputum
  • slemthick liquid

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

loogie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loogie

MLA

“loogie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loogie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loogie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loogie.

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