louie
9.9
A small playful trick done to make people laugh
- noun
- /ˈluːi/
- Informal
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broma
- Everyone laughed when she played a harmless louie on her brother during the party.
Examples
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That was a clever louie you pulled on your friends!
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The teacher smiled at the student's louie, knowing it was all in good fun.
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He pulled a louie by hiding his friend's keys as a joke.
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She loves to play little louies on her coworkers.
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Everyone laughed when she played a harmless louie on her brother during the party.
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He pulled a louie by hiding his friend's keys as a joke.
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She loves to play little louies on her coworkers.
Synonyms
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3.2
A playful trick done to make people laugh, often at another person
is sly and light hearted, done as a harmless joke not to embarrass
Idioms
How Mischievous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Louie for a small, playful trick may come from using the name Louie for a mischievous person; a helpful way to remember it is to imagine a friend named Louie hiding your keys as a harmless joke.