loosey-goosey

[ loo-see-goo-see ]

adjective

, Slang.

1. relaxed; calm; unperturbed:

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of loosey-goosey¹

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

Example Sentences

But the idea of enforcing laws according to whether you like them or not seems a little loosey-goosey.

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