Lucy

[ loo-see ]

/ ˈlu si /

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noun

the incomplete skeletal remains of a female hominin found in Hadar, Ethiopia, in 1974 and classified as Australopithecus afarensis: she has been dated at about 3.2 million years of age.

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Origin of Lucy

First recorded in 1970–75; after the Beatles' song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (released in 1967), a tape of which was played in the discoverers' camp during the expedition

Words nearby Lucy

lucubrate, lucubration, luculent, Lucullan, Lucullus, Lucy, Lucy Stoner, lud, Lüda, Luddite, Luddites

Other definitions for Lucy (2 of 2)

Lucy²

or Lu·ci

[ loo-see ]

/ ˈlu si /

noun

a female given name.

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How to use Lucy in a sentence

But, I can’t have breakfast with Lucy, but also work on my unifying theory of behavior change at the very same time.
How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy (Ep. 458)|Steven D. Levitt|April 15, 2021|Freakonomics
Though Tschudi had left more than a decade ago, Lucy said, staff members “are grieving the loss of one of our own.”
Man who died in D.C. fire was assistant professor at George Washington University|Peter Hermann, Lauren Lumpkin|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
Liberals are taking issue with Manchin’s Lucy-and-the-football fake-out.
Joe Manchin in the Middle|Philip Elliott|March 10, 2021|Time
She urges Lucy to ignore him, noting that he’ll just move on to someone else, advice that Lucy, rightly, rails against.
Moxie Invokes Fierce, Riot Grrrl Spirit, Only to End in a Noncommittal Group Hug|Stephanie Zacharek|March 3, 2021|Time

Lucy and Suzanne began to see themselves as outsiders, bound to each other and fighting the world around them.
A lesbian couple who scattered ‘butterflies’ to undermine the Nazis|Karen Tucker|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
The film will also star Pam Grier, Michael Richards (of Seinfeld), Peter Bogdanovich, and, he says, “hopefully Lucy Liu.”
Tom Sizemore’s Revenge: On Tom Cruise’s Scientology Recruitment, Drugs, and Craving a Comeback|Marlow Stern|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Upon his return, she unpacked his bag and discovered love letters between him and her social secretary, Lucy Mercer.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Feminist Icon|Eleanor Clift|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the midst of this rampage, I found myself talking with Lucy Big Lake.
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own|Robert Silverman|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lucy can control matter, and all the rules of existence are abolished.
Scarlett Johansson Vs. the Faceless Men of Color|Teo Bugbee|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Lucy is demonstrating her power to the audience, it is through violence toward these (brown) men.
Scarlett Johansson Vs. the Faceless Men of Color|Teo Bugbee|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Why, Lucy has been your only serious competitor this season; I wonder you aren't jealous of each other.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
"It's not fair, Lucy," said Mrs. Haggard reprovingly, with an attempt at matronly dignity.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Is it not enough that this man shall every morning sit down to breakfast with the lovely Mees Lucy?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Lucy Warrender, ever ready for mischief, feigned an intense interest in racing matters, but failed to draw Lord Hetton.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for Lucy

Lucy

/ (ˈluːsɪ) /

noun

Saint. died ?303 ad, a virgin martyred by Diocletian in Syracuse. Feast day: Dec 13

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Cultural definitions for Lucy

Lucy

Nickname for one of the most complete skeletons of an early ancestor of humans ever found. Discovered in Ethiopia by Don Johanson, Tim White, and Tom Gray, Lucy lived approximately three million years ago. She walked upright, and anthropologists estimate that she was about twenty years old when she died. Lucy is considered one of the great finds of anthropology.