looeyn.

Brit.

/ˈluːi/, U.S.

/ˈlui/

Forms: Also looie, louie.

Etymology: < lieu- (in lieutenant n.) with pronunciation /luː/ + -y suffix⁶, -ie suffix.

North American slang.

A lieutenant.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > lieutenant

legate1474

petty captainc1475

locum tenent1492

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lieutenant-captain1728

teniente1798

luff1836

loot1898

looey1916

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1916 Rio Grande Rattler 11 Oct. 5 The ‘Looey’ gaily saunters from his tent.

1920 J. Dos Passos One Man's Initiation: 1917 vii. 86 Our louie's name's Duval.

1928 W. H. Upson Me & Henry & Artillery 120 Then the looeys started hollering to the sergeants.

1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 73/1 Looie, a police lieutenant.

1942 M. Hargrove See here, Private Hargrove lxiii. 182 How would you like a second looey's commission?

1967 A. Baraka in W. King Black Short Story Anthol. (1972) 119 Jimmy Lassiter, first looie.

1974 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 27 Apr. 10/1 One scrap of the rarely-talked-about reality: after being a private 14 months, Angus was commissioned in the field as second looey.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	looey
释义	looeyn. Brit. /ˈluːi/, U.S. /ˈlui/ Forms: Also looie, louie. Etymology: < lieu- (in lieutenant n.) with pronunciation /luː/ + -y suffix⁶, -ie suffix. North American slang. A lieutenant. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > lieutenant legate1474 petty captainc1475 locum tenent1492 lieutenant1578 lieutenant-captain1728 teniente1798 luff1836 loot1898 looey1916 tenente1929 1916 Rio Grande Rattler 11 Oct. 5 The ‘Looey’ gaily saunters from his tent. 1920 J. Dos Passos One Man's Initiation: 1917 vii. 86 Our louie's name's Duval. 1928 W. H. Upson Me & Henry & Artillery 120 Then the looeys started hollering to the sergeants. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 73/1 Looie, a police lieutenant. 1942 M. Hargrove See here, Private Hargrove lxiii. 182 How would you like a second looey's commission? 1967 A. Baraka in W. King Black Short Story Anthol. (1972) 119 Jimmy Lassiter, first looie. 1974 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 27 Apr. 10/1 One scrap of the rarely-talked-about reality: after being a private 14 months, Angus was commissioned in the field as second looey. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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