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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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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". Live and learn!
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