looby
- noun
- /ˈluːbi/
- Offensive
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patán
- Carrying the heavy box upside down made him feel like such a looby.
Examples
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#13 Looby
Blog text (7) -
And in the other, a Looby Lounge is visible—surrounded by four walls of books and hotel memorabilia.
Fiction book (1998) -
OH, LOOBY.
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He dropped the cake all over the floor, looking like a total looby.
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She was acting like a looby when she tried to dance without knowing the steps.
Synonyms
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7.7
A person who is awkward or slow to do things
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9.4
An insulting word for a person who behaves in a very strange or foolish way
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7.7
A person who behaves awkwardly and seems slow to understand
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9.9
A person who often drinks too much and behaves foolishly
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9.9
A large clumsy person who often knocks things over
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9.9
A person who is often clumsy and makes mistakes
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9.9
A person who is clumsy and slow to understand things
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9.9
A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way
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9.9
A clumsy person who is awkward in movement or manners
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9.9
A person who is awkward and often drops things when they carry them
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9.9
A person who is foolish or clumsy
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9.9
A person who is silly and not very clever
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9.9
A person who is silly or clumsy, often used in Ireland
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3.4
A person who moves awkwardly and often drops or breaks things
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9.9
A tall, awkward teenage boy who moves and acts clumsily
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9.9
A clumsy person who is slow to understand and often acts foolishly
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9.9
An old word for a foolish or silly person
A person who is simple and easily fooled
A foolish or awkward person
A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way
A person who behaves in a silly way
A rude name for a person who is slow to understand
A silly or socially awkward person who acts foolishly
A person who behaves in a silly way
An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Looby is an old, friendly insult for a clumsy or foolish person; a helpful way to remember it is to think of the older English word lubber or the word lout, both meaning a big, 'awkward' or 'clumsy' person. So calling someone a looby paints them as clumsy or silly, which is why we use it for someone who trips or makes silly mistakes.