What does loogan mean?
Loogan means (US slang, dated) A fool..
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/ˈluːɡən/ · noun
(US slang, dated) A fool..
‘You think he sent that loogan after you?’ ‘What's a loogan?’ ‘A guy with a gun.’
‘Excuse me,’ I said. ‘Marcelonas? Is that your name, Doyle Marcelonas?' ‘Marcelunis,’ he said. ‘That's a real Chicago name,’ I said. ‘Right?’ ‘Marquette Park,’ he said. ‘A South Side boy,’ I said. ‘South Side loogan,’ he said. ‘Grew up in Marquette Park and I live in Beverly now.’ I thought I had him sidetracked. Loogan meant he was Lithuanian, and I wanted to take the conversation in that direction. Didn't get the chance.
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Loogan means (US slang, dated) A fool..
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‘You think he sent that loogan after you?’ ‘What's a loogan?’ ‘A guy with a gun.’
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