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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Visibly relaxed or loose; not tense.

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  • adjective US relaxed; laid back

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the phrase loose as a goose.]

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