looky

or look·ee

[ look-ee ]

interjection

, Older Use.

1. look; look here.

Word History and Origins

Origin of looky¹

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

Example Sentences

But looky here, Huck, who wuz it dat 'uz killed in dat shanty ef it warn't you?

From Project Gutenberg

Hurley stared at the boy in open-mouthed astonishment: "Looky here, kid, I thought you said you never worked in the woods before!"

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Looky-here, Tom, being rich ain't what it's cracked up to be.

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She called to her mother and father to "Come here and looky!"

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Now, looky here, Barb'ry; I'm not a-goin' to give him no sech amount.

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