loogan

English

Alternative forms

• Loogan, lugan

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈluːɡən/

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Noun

loogan (plural loogans)

1. (US slang, dated) A fool.
   • 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 160:

     ‘You think he sent that loogan after you?’
     ‘What's a loogan?’
     ‘A guy with a gun.’

2. (US slang, derogatory) A Lithuanian.
   • 2003, Donald Lehmann, “Thirty-two”, in Inc., iUniverse, page 30:

     ‘Excuse me,’ I said. ‘Marcelonas? Is that your name, Doyle Marcelonas?'
     ‘Marcelunis,’ he said.
     ‘That's a real Chicago name,’ I said. ‘Right?’
     ‘Marquette Park,’ he said.
     ‘A South Side boy,’ I said.
     ‘South Side loogan,’ he said. ‘Grew up in Marquette Park and I live in Beverly now.’
     I thought I had him sidetracked. Loogan meant he was Lithuanian, and I wanted to take the conversation in that direction. Didn't get the chance.

Anagrams

• lagoon