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Definition of "loosey-goosey" []

  • Visibly relaxed or loose; not tense. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "loosey-goosey" in a sentence
  • "When Alex Rodriguez was outed as a past user, in 2009, he referred to the "loosey-goosey era" in which he was raised in the game."
  • "Its advocates describe it as a view that moral standards are grounded in social custom, varying from culture to culture, while its critics call it loosey-goosey moralism incapable of deciding that such institutions as slavery are wrong."
  • "Maybe this is just the kind of loosey-goosey coach who should scare the bejeebers out of the Chicago Bears."
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