loogie
/ˈluːɡi/noun
loogie is spelled L-O-O-G-I-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loogie means “A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loogie is loogies.
How many letters and syllables are in loogie?
| Letters | 6: L-O-O-G-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is loogie?
Loogie appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce loogie?
- /ˈluːɡi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-loogie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of loogie
- loogies plural
- loogy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loogie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
to hock a loogie
- 2
USslangAny thick, disgusting liquid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loogie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sputum:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mollard, glaviot, huitre |
| Spanish | gargajo, escupitajo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does loogie come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).