Definition of Looby

1. n. An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber.

Definition of Looby

1. Noun. an awkward or clumsy person ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Looby

1. a large, awkward person [n -BIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Looby

lonidamine
lonnen
lonnens
lonnin
lonnins
lonsdaleite
lontar
loo
loo roll
looard
loob
loobier
loobies
loobiest
loobily
looby (current term)
looch
looches
looed
looey
looeys
loof
loofa
loofah
loofahs
loofas
loofful
looffuls
loofs
loogaroo

Literary usage of Looby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories: A by Robert Ford (1904)
"A ring is formed, when all join hands and dance round singing :— Here we go looby-looby, Here we go looby light; Here we go looby-looby Every Saturday night ..."

2. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"Here we dance, looby, looby, looby, etc. Put your two hands in, etc. Put your right foot in, etc. Put your left foot in, etc. Put your two feet in, etc. ..."

3. Golspie: Contributions to Its Folklore by Edward Williams Byron Nicholson (1897)
"226) calls the game ' Dancing looby' and writes the first stanza as follows:— Now we dance looby, looby, looby, Now we dance looby, looby, light, ..."

4. The Nursery Rhymes of England by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1886)
"Now we dance looby, looby, looby. Shake your right hand a little, Shake your left hand a little, Shake your right foot a little, And turn you round about. ..."

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