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loosies

British  
/ ˈluːsɪz /

plural noun

  1. informal cigarettes sold individually

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The Virginia native’s slim but hugely impactful discography — just three LPs and an assortment of live cuts and loosies — showcased the same loving commitment to the sensual possibilities of pure sound.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Then there’s the filled plastic bin in his home office, not to mention the scattered loosies.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2022

And one of those loosies, the one that would eventually take the duo to the top of the charts, didn’t even have a name.

From Slate • May 1, 2021

By the time of his death, he’d made loosies, mixtapes, a smattering of features, and two albums, including the last one, “?,” which débuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 20, 2018

If SoundCloud loosies have a Platonic ideal, this is close to it: it’s smooth, buoyant, and does just enough to remind you to Rocky’s still worth your time and attention between album cycles.

From The Verge • Jan. 29, 2016