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loophound

loophound noun: someone who frequents saloons or other nightlife, originally specifically in Chicago's Loop district.

Noun

loophound (plural loophounds)

  1. (US, slang) Someone who frequents saloons or other nightlife, originally specifically in Chicago's Loop district.
    • The Loop is a clamorous, smoke-infested district […] And he who frequents it at night in search of amusement and cheer is known, vulgarly, as a Loop-hound.1917, Edna Ferber, One Basket, London, published 1947, page 11
    • “Last I saw, she was supposed to be engaged to some North Shore loophound.”2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 4

Forms of loophound

pluralloophounds

Origin of loophound

From loop + hound.

Questions about loophound

What does loophound mean?
Loophound means someone who frequents saloons or other nightlife, originally specifically in Chicago's Loop district.
What part of speech is loophound?
Loophound is a noun.
What is the plural of loophound?
The plural of loophound is loophounds.

Words near loophound in the dictionary

  1. loophole
  2. loopholed
  3. loopholery
  4. loopholes
  5. loopholing
  6. loophound
  7. loopie
  8. loopier
  9. loopiest
  10. loopily
  11. loopiness

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