Meanings
nounloosie (plural loosies)
plural loosies
- alternativeAlternative spelling of loosey.
Smokers aren’t surprised at the escalating price, reminiscing about recent months gone by when a loosie cost only 25 cents.
2008 June 15, Barry Paddock, Kristen Brown, Stephanie Gaskell, “Loosies’ lousy tax price hike: Cig costs a drag, but may force smokers to quit”, in New York Daily News
Origin
By analogy with loosey, and by back-formation from plural loosies.
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APA
loosie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosie
MLA
“loosie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loosie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosie.
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