lookie
30
9.0
- interjection
- Informal
- "Lookie here, Al," he called out to his partner.
- lookie here
- Oh, lookie
- Hey, lookie
Examples
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Well, lookie here, you do got a man!
Fiction book (1993) -
Lookie, lookie what I found!
Blog text (15) -
Well, lookie we got here.
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- Lookie here, my son.
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Now let's have a little lookie, shall we?
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Well, lookie here what the cat dragged in.
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Lookie, look who showed up.
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Lookie here, look at this!
Fiction book (1998) -
Well, lookie who's back from Briny Blue!
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Well, lookie here what the cat dragged in.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To notice something with your eyes
∞
1.0
To direct the eyes toward something to see it
∞
1.3
To look at something to check it or find information
412
1.3
To check something carefully, for example an essay or a machine
24
8.4
Tell someone to look at something surprising or interesting
10
8.2
To look quickly and casually at something you are curious about
8
9.9
People say it to get someone to look at something
8
9.9
To look at something and show it to someone playfully
Tell someone to look at something or pay attention
Say this to get someone to look over there
Tell someone to pay attention to what you say or point out
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lookie comes from the simple verb look ('see' or 'look') with a playful ending -ie that makes it sound small and friendly, like a child's call. So people use lookie to get someone's attention quickly, much like saying 'look!' in an excited, casual way.