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loos⋅ey-goos⋅ey

  [loo-see-goo-see]
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–adjective Slang.
relaxed; calm; unperturbed: Despite the pressure, he was loosey-goosey throughout the game.
Origin:
1965–70; rhyming compound (with -y 1 ) based on the idiom loose as a goose
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Lucy Goosey
By Margaret Wild Free shipping on orders over $25
Amazon.com/ChildrensBooks
loos·ey-goos·ey   (lōō'sē-gōō'sē)   
adj.  Visibly relaxed or loose; not tense.

[From the phrase loose as a goose.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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