loogie
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English
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Etymology
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
Noun
loogie (plural loogies)
- (US, slang) A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
- to hock a loogie
- (US, slang) Any thick, disgusting liquid. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
sputum
thick liquid