lookit
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9.9
- interjection
- /ˈlʊkɪt/
- Informal
:
mira
- " Pa, lookit," said Morgan.
- lookit here
- Lookit! Ha
Examples
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Johnny, I'm not-- lookit, I know you're embarrassed, but, hey, come on, it's me.
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Lookit, why don't you tell it to the judge?
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Lookit... last night was, uh... it was just the booze.
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Lookit, man, you can have my wallet, OK?
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Lookit, just leave him some Gerber's.
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Lookit, that wasn't some random score... someone knew to hit that van.
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"Lookit, mister," said Annie, as she gave him a gleaming brass dial.
Fiction book (1995) -
Lookit, charging Oerstadt in the Kuchever murder is gonna raise too many questions about how we obtained the evidence.
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Lookit, Frenchie, you're a good-luck charm.
Synonyms
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3.6
A short informal call to get someone's attention, greet, or show feelings such as surprise and annoyance
61
6.9
To get a person's attention before saying something important or angry
30
9.0
A word people say to call someone's attention to something nearby
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9.9
You say it to get someone to look at something you see
4
9.9
A short word people say to get attention to something surprising or important
3
9.9
A loud old-fashioned call to get someone's attention
Say this to get someone to look over there
A short shout to get attention, for example to show surprise or annoyance
Tell someone to pay attention to what you say or point out
Idioms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lookit is an informal exclamation to get someone's attention or to show annoyance. It comes from the quick joining of look and it, like saying 'look, it...' fast, so you can remember it as saying 'look' quickly to mean 'listen up'.