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looky-loos

looky-loos is the plural of looky-loo.

Meaning of looky-loo

Noun

looky-loo (plural looky-loos)

  1. (informal) One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.
    • After the accident, I had to shoo away a bunch of looky-loos.
  2. (informal) A look at something; a glance; an opportunity to look around.
    • I brought the inspector in for a looky-loo.
  3. (slang) A person who comes into a store and looks around but doesn't buy anything.
    • I was busy all day, but barely made any commissions because I spent all my time with a couple looky-loos.

Questions about looky-loos

What is looky-loos the plural of?
Looky-loos is the plural of looky-loo.

Words near looky-loos in the dictionary

  1. lookupable
  2. lookups
  3. looky
  4. looky-likey
  5. looky-loo
  6. looky-loos
  7. loom
  8. loom ahead
  9. loom band
  10. loom bands
  11. loom large

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