loosey-goosey

American  

[loo-see-goo-see] / ˈlu siˈgu si /

adjective

Slang.

1. relaxed; calm; unperturbed.

   Despite the pressure, he was loosey-goosey throughout the game.

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Etymology

Origin of loosey-goosey

1965–70; rhyming compound (with -y ¹ ) based on the idiom loose as a goose

Example Sentences

“I don’t need to do 10. I would always rather tighten the belt than get loosey-goosey,” says Tierney, who will have a co-writer for Season 2 but continue to direct all the episodes himself.

From Los Angeles Times

Rarely associated with optimistic forecasts about stock markets Edwards concedes that with the Fed “loosey-goosey” on monetary policy, ”I can’t see what would burst the equity bubble in the near term.”

From MarketWatch

In Mazzulla’s more recent answer, I don’t think he’s rejecting the idea of having fun—I just think he rejects the loosey-goosey, every-player-for-himself version.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We were alarmed at the loosey-goosey process that Alex was using to give out hidden gun permits like free bubble gum as a prize,” Kuehl said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is not random, it is not loosey-goosey, it is not something capricious,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times