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loobies

loobies is the plural of looby.

Meaning of looby

Noun

looby (plural loobies)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) A large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf.
    • ‘Depend upon it, Sir, a savage, when he is hungry, will not carry about with him a looby of nine years old, who cannot help himself.’1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 1227

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Questions about loobies

What is loobies the plural of?
Loobies is the plural of looby.

Words near loobies in the dictionary

  1. loo-rolls
  2. loo-table
  3. loo-tables
  4. looard
  5. loob
  6. loobies
  7. loobily
  8. loobs
  9. looby
  10. Looby Loo
  11. Loobys

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