loosien.

Brit.

/ˈluːsi/, U.S.

/ˈlusi/

Forms: 1900s– loosey, 1900s– loosie, 1900s– loosy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: loose adj., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < loose adj. + -y suffix⁶.

U.S. colloquial.

A cigarette sold individually. Chiefly in plural.

ΚΠ

1948 Brooklyn Eagle 24 Nov. 9/7 The store owner explained that ‘loosies’ are loose cigarettes which some storekeepers sell singly.

1960 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 11 July 4/4 Sweet Cap cigarets sold for 10 cents a pack or Loosies one for a penny.

1972 Newsday 29 May 16/1 The candy store sold its special customers..cigarets called ‘loosies’.

1994 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 July a8 Fourteen-year-old Rosemary Thompson said a clerk at Bob's sold her a loosie.

2015 T. Williams & T. B. Milton Con Men v. 96 I got loosies. You looking for loosies?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loosie
释义	loosien. Brit. /ˈluːsi/, U.S. /ˈlusi/ Forms: 1900s– loosey, 1900s– loosie, 1900s– loosy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: loose adj., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < loose adj. + -y suffix⁶. U.S. colloquial. A cigarette sold individually. Chiefly in plural. ΚΠ 1948 Brooklyn Eagle 24 Nov. 9/7 The store owner explained that ‘loosies’ are loose cigarettes which some storekeepers sell singly. 1960 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 11 July 4/4 Sweet Cap cigarets sold for 10 cents a pack or Loosies one for a penny. 1972 Newsday 29 May 16/1 The candy store sold its special customers..cigarets called ‘loosies’. 1994 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 July a8 Fourteen-year-old Rosemary Thompson said a clerk at Bob's sold her a loosie. 2015 T. Williams & T. B. Milton Con Men v. 96 I got loosies. You looking for loosies? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948
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