looky

or look·ee

[ loo k-ee ]

/ ˈlʊk i /

interjection Older Use.

look; look here.

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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?

Question 1 of 10

decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Origin of looky

First recorded in 1875–80; alteration of imperative look ye!

Words nearby looky

looking-glass self, lookism, lookout, lookout mountain, lookup, looky, loom, loom large, loom-state, looming, loon

Example sentences from the Web for looky

But looky here, Huck, who wuz it dat 'uz killed in dat shanty ef it warn't you?
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Looky for me, Jack war one of the lot as had coom up through the cave.
Through the Fray|G. A. Henty
Looky here, didn't yer hear me tell yer last night ter get outen this place?
Darry the Life Saver|Frank V. Webster
Looky, will you, boys, just the same kind of crooked writing and bad spelling there was in that other warning letter.
The Broncho Rider Boys Along the Border|Frank Fowler

“But looky here, you wus sayin' somethin' about money,” he said suddenly.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb

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