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lous⋅y

  [lou-zee]
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–adjective, lous⋅i⋅er, lous⋅i⋅est.
1. infested with lice.
2. Informal.
a. mean or contemptible: That was a lousy thing to do.
b. wretchedly bad; miserable: a lousy job; I feel lousy.
—Idiom
3. lousy with, Slang. well supplied with: lousy with money.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME lousi. See louse, -y 1

Related forms:
lous⋅i⋅ly, adverb
lous⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2a. shabby, nasty, crummy.
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Slang Dictionary
lousy [ˈlɑʊzi]

  1. mod.
    rotten; poor; bad. : This mushy stuff is lousy. Do I have to eat it?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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lousy with (so/sth)

  1. mod.
    having lots of someone or something. (Like an infestation of lice.) : Tiffany is lousy with jewels and furs, but she's got bad teeth.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lousy
Pronunciation: 'lau-zE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: lous·i·er; -est
: infested with lice
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

lousy with

Abundantly supplied, as in He's lousy with money. Like louse up, this expression alludes to being infested with lice. [First half of 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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