loosey-goosey

American  

[loo-see-goo-see] / ˈlu siˈgu si /

adjective

Slang.

1. relaxed; calm; unperturbed.

   Despite the pressure, he was loosey-goosey throughout the game.

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Etymology

Origin of loosey-goosey

1965–70; rhyming compound (with -y ¹ ) based on the idiom loose as a goose

Example Sentences

In Mazzulla’s more recent answer, I don’t think he’s rejecting the idea of having fun—I just think he rejects the loosey-goosey, every-player-for-himself version.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the “emergency powers” justification of tariffs is still loosey-goosey.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We were alarmed at the loosey-goosey process that Alex was using to give out hidden gun permits like free bubble gum as a prize,” Kuehl said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is not random, it is not loosey-goosey, it is not something capricious,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The hook is that this showdown is taking place on Valentine’s Day, although the plotting is so loosey-goosey that, for absolutely no reason, people take a nap and the climax doesn’t happen until the evening of Feb. 15.

From Los Angeles Times