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/looh"bee/, n., pl. loobies.an awkward person, esp. one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.[1350-1400; ME loby. See LOB1, LUBBER]
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Looby — Loo by, n.; pl. {Loobies}. [Cf. {Lob}.] An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
looby — [lo͞o′bē] n. pl. loobies [ME loby, prob. akin to LOB, LUBBER] Chiefly Dial. a big, clumsy fellow; lout … English World dictionary
Looby — Recorded as O Luby, Luby, Lube and Looby, this is an ancient Irish surname. Originally recorded in the Gaelic as O Lubaigh, it has the unusual meaning of The male descendant of the cunning one. This is or was almost certainly a reference to the… … Surnames reference
looby-loo — |lübē|lü noun Etymology: from looby loo, meaningless syllables in the text of the song : a singing game in which children move arms, legs, and head in accordance with the words of the song … Useful english dictionary
looby — noun (plural loobies) Etymology: Middle English loby Date: 14th century an awkward clumsy fellow ; lubber … New Collegiate Dictionary
looby — noun an awkward or clumsy person … Wiktionary
looby — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Boeotian, Philistine, arriviste, block, blockhead, blunderer, blunderhead, boor, botcher, bounder, bourgeois, bucolic, bumbler, bumpkin, bungler, cad, churl, clod, clodhopper, clodknocker, clot, clown, country … Moby Thesaurus
looby — n. lubber, clumsy and stupid person, awkward person; stupid and lazy person; idiot, fool … English contemporary dictionary
looby — n. Lubber, lout, clumsy fellow … New dictionary of synonyms
looby — loo·by … English syllables
