loosey

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6

Definition of loosey

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, colloquial)A single cigarette, especially one sold individually.
    “Killed Over a Loosey. A 30-year-old man was chased down by four women and stabbed more than 20 times early Sunday after arguing with them over a broken cigarette, sources said.”
    “After a few months of sloppy, half-asleep patronage, the Egyptians started calling me “boss” and readily accepted my fifty cents when I asked for a loosie, which I did often.”
    “Hicks looks in his shirt pocket, finds an empty cigarette pack, reaches a loosie from the shoebox-full that Boynt keeps on his desk […].”
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noun

  1. (US, colloquial)A single cigarette, especially one sold individually.
    “Killed Over a Loosey. A 30-year-old man was chased down by four women and stabbed more than 20 times early Sunday after arguing with them over a broken cigarette, sources said.”
    “After a few months of sloppy, half-asleep patronage, the Egyptians started calling me “boss” and readily accepted my fifty cents when I asked for a loosie, which I did often.”
    “Hicks looks in his shirt pocket, finds an empty cigarette pack, reaches a loosie from the shoebox-full that Boynt keeps on his desk […].”
  2. A track that is not part of an album.

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Etymology

From loose + -y.

Anagrams of loosey

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

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