Thread: loosey-goosey

What does it mean?
I've heard it in a movie. The context was:
"You've taken over the reins, all worries.
Me loosey-goosey...." [lu:zi gu:zi]
It looks like "a loose goose" i.e. it means "a free man"... "a retired man". Am I right?

Originally Posted by Alexander

What does it mean?
I've heard it in a movie. The context was:
"You've taken over the reins, all worries.
Me loosey-goosey...." [lu:zi gu:zi]
It looks like "a loose goose" i.e. it means "a free man"... "a retired man". Am I right?

Random House Unabridged Dictionary:
loos·ey-goos·ey (l??s? g??s?), adj. Slang.
relaxed; calm; unperturbed:

Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
: notably loose or relaxed : not tense

I think that the "goosey" part is simply added for a rhime, like in "танцы-шманцы" etc.

Originally Posted by translations.nm.ru

Random House Unabridged Dictionary:
loos·ey-goos·ey (l??s? g??s?), adj. Slang.
relaxed; calm; unperturbed:

Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
: notably loose or relaxed : not tense

I think that the "goosey" part is simply added for a rhime, like in "танцы-шманцы" etc.

received. thanks you.

Oops! I made the fundamental error of not checking the derivation after looking up the definitions. Both dictionaries state that this word comes from expression "loose as a goose", whatever it means.

geese are loose because they poop alot (food passes through them easily; therefore they must be "loose")