Looey Meaning in English

word

US

ˈluːi

LOO-ee

UK

ˈluːi

LOO-ee

التعريف

"Looey" is a casual, slang way to say 'lieutenant' (especially in the US military), or used as a nickname for the male name 'Louis'.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and mostly American English; 'looey' can refer to military lieutenants (esp. among soldiers), or informally to a person named Louis. Not used in formal writing. Distinct pronunciation from 'Louis' (name), usually 'LOO-ee'.

• Spanish: teniente (coloquial) - Luis (nombre, coloquial)
• Portuguese (BR): tenente (gíria) - Luís (nome, coloquial)
• Portuguese (PT): tenente (gíria) - Luís (nome, coloquial)
• Chinese (Simplified): 二等中尉（俚语）- 路易（男性名，口语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 二等中尉（俚語）- 路易（男性名，口語）
• Hindi: टेनी (सूत्रधार/अमेरिकी सेना की रैंक के लिए बोली) - लुई (नाम, बोली)
• Arabic: ملازم (عامية) - لوي (اسم، بالعامية)
• Bengali: লুই (নাম) - লেফটেন্যান্ট (স্ল্যাং)
• Russian: Луи (имя) - лейтенант (сленг)
• Japanese: ルーイ（名前） - 中尉（スラング）
• Vietnamese: Looey (biệt danh) - trung úy (tiếng lóng)
• Korean: 루이(이름) - 중위(속어)
• Turkish: Looey (isim) - teğmen (argo)
• Urdu: لوئی (نام) - لیفٹیننٹ (سلیگ)
• Indonesian: Looey (nama panggilan) - letnan (slang)

جمل نموذجية

Everyone joked that the looey looked too young to be an officer.

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Hey Looey, are you coming to the party tonight?

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The looey gave the soldiers their orders.

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My friend is called Looey by everyone.

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That's Looey over there, our new lieutenant.

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The squad knew that when the looey got serious, it was time to stop joking.

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