looby

[ loo-bee ]

/ ˈlu bi /

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noun, plural loo·bies.

an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.

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Origin of looby

First recorded in 1350–1400, looby is from the Middle English word loby.See lob¹, lubber

Words nearby looby

Lönnrot, Lonsdale, Lonsdale Belt, Lons-le-Saunier, loo, looby, loof, loofah, looie, look, look after

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How to use looby in a sentence

Lowry Looby, who has been appointed to a place and is asked how he is going on with it, replies, 'To lose it I did for a place.'
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
Some one, to be sure, may suggest "Looby-Looby," which has but to be named when all are ready and eager.
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories|Robert Ford
We saw boys and girls alternating, hand held in hand—and all to the undeniably secular libretto of "Looby-Loo."
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Lowry Looby says:—'It is equal to me whether I walk ten or twenty miles.'
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce

Looby's face grew pale, and his nether lip began to tremble.
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom, Complete|Tobias Smollett

British Dictionary definitions for looby

looby

/ (ˈluːbɪ) /

noun plural -bies

a foolish or stupid person

Word Origin for looby

C14: of unknown origin

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