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单词 loosie
释义

loosie

/ˈluːsi /
noun informal
1chiefly US A cigarette sold individually: get me three loosies and a tall can of Budweiser...
  • Scraping together $2 is easier, like buying a single cigarette—a loosie—for $1 instead of a pack for $9 or more.
  • Like the loosie, the single-ride's inexpensiveness masks the fact that it is, in fact, the most costly ride sold.
  • By mid-morning, the block to the south is occupied by the two brothers, who sell loosies.
2 Rugby, NZ A loose forward, who plays at the back of the scrum: he’s the World-Cup-winning loosie from the 1987 squad...
  • We note with sadness the death of the former Springbok loosie at the far-too-young age of 39.
  • With his fellow loosie, he hopes to give the Wellington coach a selection headache when they return later in the season.
  • The All Blacks loosie will add muscle to the Wellington pack for their NPC encounter with Northland.

Origin

1960s: from loose + -ie.

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