loosey
nounEtymology From loose + -y.
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US, Colloquial A single cigarette, especially one sold individually.
- Killed Over a Loosey. A 30-year-old man was chased down by four women and stabbed more than 20 times early Sunday after arguing with them over a broken cigarette, sources said.2009, Peter Moskos, Killed Over a Loosey, Cop in the Hood blog, February 2, 2009
- After a few months of sloppy, half-asleep patronage, the Egyptians started calling me “boss” and readily accepted my fifty cents when I asked for a loosie, which I did often.2018, Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Vintage, published 2019, page 5:
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- Hicks looks in his shirt pocket, finds an empty cigarette pack, reaches a loosie from the shoebox-full that Boynt keeps on his desk […].2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 79:
- Related terms
- loosey-goosey