loosie

English

Etymology

By analogy with loosey, and by backformation from plural loosies.

Noun

loosie (plural loosies)

Alternative spelling of loosey
- 2008, Barry Paddock, Kristen Brown and Stephanie Gaskell, Loosies’ lousy tax price hike: Cig costs a drag, but may force smokers to quit, New York Daily News, June 15, 2008:
  Smokers aren’t surprised at the escalating price, reminiscing about recent months gone by when a loosie cost only 25 cents.

Anagrams

looies

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