looky
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of looky
First recorded in 1875–80; alteration of imperative look ye!
Example Sentences
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Lee doesn’t do anything especially new with 3-D, and he’s not above having characters poke or throw objects at the lens in the medium’s oldest “hey, looky here!” gambit.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2012
She do, boy, looky there she really love you!”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Why, looky how that chile just let you hold on to her!
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
“Well, looky here,” Mr. Prentiss Jr. says, glancing up over the top of my head.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
“Now, looky there, I just put somethin’ up prob’ly higher’n you.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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