loogie

• loogy

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.

• enPR: lōōg'i, IPA^(key): /ˈluːɡi/

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• Rhymes: -uːɡi

loogie (plural loogies)

1. (US, slang) A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.

   to hock a loogie

   • 1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz:

     I steal doobies, spit loogies when I puff on it

2. (US, slang) Any thick, disgusting liquid. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

• goolie