to loogie
1
9.9
To cough up and spit out a thick piece of spit
- verb
- /ˈluːɡi/
- Vulgar
:
esputar
- He hocked up a big loogie before spitting it out onto the grass.
Examples
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Before playing basketball, he hocked a loogie to clear his throat.
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She hocked a loogie into the bushes to avoid making a mess.
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So I I I sit up Hock up a big loogie for a better word and go to launch it off the the roof.
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Hocking a loogie is not in the vocabulary yet, no.
Synonyms
to cough up
vsto loogie
36
4.6
To bring mucus or blood up from the lungs into the mouth
adds removing that thick mouthful by ejecting it outwards
to spit up
vsto loogie
19
4.1
To push food, milk, or phlegm out of the mouth
involves a chest contraction then ejecting a thick mouthful outward
How Forceful
to loogie
1
9.9
- Vulgar
1
9.9
to spit
296
1.0
296
1.0
to cough up
36
4.6
36
4.6
to cough
146
1.0
146
1.0
to clear the throat
1
2.7
1
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb loogie comes from the same slang and the playful sound loog people make when spitting, as in the phrase 'hock a loogie'. So to loogie is to cough up and spit out a thick bit of phlegm or spit.