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louie

/ˈluː.i/

louie is the alternative form of looey.

Meaning of looey

Noun

looey (plural looeys)

  1. (US, slang) lieutenant

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Louie

Louie

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Louis.
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Louise and Louisa.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Louie

Louie

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Forms of louie

plurallouies

Origin of louie

From Louis /Louise /Louisa + -ie.

From Cantonese 雷 (leoi⁴).

Words formed from louie

Phrases with louie

Words that rhyme with louie

16 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about louie

What does louie mean?
Louie means a diminutive of the male given name Louis.
What is louie the alternative form of?
Louie is the alternative form of looey.
What part of speech is louie?
Louie is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce louie?
Louie is pronounced /ˈluː.i/.

Words near louie in the dictionary

  1. Loughrys
  2. loughs
  3. Loughton
  4. Loughton and Great Holm
  5. Loughtons
  6. louie
  7. louies
  8. louing
  9. louis
  10. louis d'or
  11. louis d'ors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: louie (page history and authors); Louie (page history and authors); looey (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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