loogie

English

Alternative forms

• loogy

Etymology

Origin unknown; possibly from Luger, Lou, Lue or Louie; possibly from the name of the baseball player Lou Gehrig (from the habit of baseball players of spitting); possible variant of booger.

Pronunciation

• enPR: lōōg'i, IPA^(key): /ˈluːɡi/

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

loogie (plural loogies)

1. (US, slang) A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
2. (US, slang) Any thick, disgusting liquid.

Translations

sputum

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 痰 (zh) (tán)

• Dutch: fluim (nl) m or f
• Finnish: räkä (fi)
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• French: mollard (fr) m, glaviot (fr) m, huitre (fr) f
• Navajo: chátłʼish
• Russian: плево́к (ru) m (plevók), харчо́к (ru) m (xarčók) (slang)

thick liquid

• Dutch: blubber (nl) m, slijm (nl) n, (Flemish) drets (nl) m
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• Russian: слизь (ru) f (slizʹ), мокрота́ (ru) f (mokrotá)

Anagrams

• goolie