Loosey-goosey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Loosey-goosey is an adjective meaning (sports, originally baseball, Canada, US) relaxed.
Meaning
(sports, originally baseball, Canada, US) relaxed.
More Meanings
- (by extension, informal) laid back; disorganized; scattered
Example Sentences
They said that he couldn't hit International League pitching because he was too loosey-goosey at the plate.
I find the description wonderfully familiar, less the droogish quality, than the loosey-goosey opportunism.
"Everything seemed to be real loosey-goosey," Mr. Williams said. "[…]I had lunch with him three times, and each time he said, 'Oh, I forgot to bring the papers.'"
“All these other guys are scared to death,” the pinch-hitter kept telling himself as he walked towards the plate, “I’m loosey-goosey, I’m loosey-goosey, I’m loosey-goosey.”
Word Forms
- loosier-goosier
- loosey-goosier
- loosiest-goosiest
- loosey-goosiest
- loosy-goosy
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include loose-handed, chippy, basebally, gamesome, baseballing, upstairs.
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