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Thank you Elaine, I understand. (Luckily, the context where I needed to translate the expression is very clear... so I am happy with the understanding of these words... as well as the many implications and connotations it may include...)
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Oh by the way. After trying to convince you not to use that word because I had never heard it mean calm and relaxed I heard someone use it on tv in that context. I thought it was weird heh. It was on the TV show Singing Bee and the guy was nervous. The host told him to be loosey-goosey.

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Was it a kid's show?
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Hi Elaina,

Not a strange term, easily understood, "loose as a goose", eh? Although definitely not used a lot coast to coast, sure can have a lot of applications...
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I agree with Hermit. Loose as a goose is a common term for someone who is easy going especially in a sexual manner. Loosey goosey is not a term I have heard much, but it sounds kind of whimsical to me. Perhaps it isn't used much on the east coast.
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Was it a kid's show?
No. It is a show where people get selected from the crowd and sing parts of songs.
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Well, thank you all for the excellent data on the usage of this term/expression...
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De nada.
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To add to the data, BNC includes no instances of "loosy", "loosey", "loosey-goosey", "goosy". It has 9 of "goosey", all of which refer either to geese or to names.

COCA has 26 instances of "loosey-goosey", but I can't work out from the limited context what all of them mean.
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The term became famous after "The Sky is Falling" story, right? So maybe that is why I associate it with a kid's program. But you know how society is....we just have to turn it into something naughty!

Funny how the other characters' names have not had the same fate as "Loosey Goosey".

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