looky
or look·ee
[ look-ee ]
interjectionOlder Use.
look; look here.
Origin of looky
1First recorded in 1875–80; alteration of imperative look ye!
Words Nearby looky
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How to use looky in a sentence
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)Hurley stared at the boy in open-mouthed astonishment: "looky here, kid, I thought you said you never worked in the woods before!"
Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps | James B. Hendryxlooky-here, Tom, being rich ain't what it's cracked up to be.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)She called to her mother and father to "Come here and looky!"
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert HughesNow, looky here, Barb'ry; I'm not a-goin' to give him no sech amount.
The Graysons | Edward Eggleston
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