Definitions

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  • noun US, slang A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
  • noun US, slang Any thick, disgusting liquid.

Etymologies

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Origin unknown; possibly from Luger, Lou, Lue or Louie; possibly from the name of the baseball player Lou Gehrig (from the habit of baseball players of spitting); possible variant of booger.

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  • Is this actually how you spell it? Intriguing.

    November 10, 2008

  • See also hock a loogy.

    September 28, 2009