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In some senses, loogan is marked as dated, slang, derogatory, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
loogan
/ˈluːɡən/
noun 2
Collocations
3VERB + LOOGAN
sent
LOOGAN + NOUN
guy
PREP.
after, with
Definitions
noun
1
A fool.
‘You think he sent that loogan after you?’ ‘What's a loogan?’ ‘A guy with a gun.’
2
A Lithuanian.
‘Excuse me,’ I said. ‘Marcelonas? Is that your name, Doyle Marcelonas?' ‘Marcelunis,’ he said. ‘That's a real Chicago name,’ I said. ‘Right?’ ‘Marquette Park,’ he said. ‘A South Side boy,’ I said. ‘South Side loogan,’ he said. ‘Grew up in Marquette Park and I live in Beverly now.’ I thought I had him sidetracked. Loogan meant he was Lithuanian, and I wanted to take the conversation in that direction. Didn't get the chance.
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‘You think he sent that loogan after you?’ ‘What's a loogan?’ ‘A guy with a gun.’
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‘Excuse me,’ I said. ‘Marcelonas? Is that your name, Doyle Marcelonas?' ‘Marcelunis,’ he said. ‘That's a real Chicago name,’ I said. ‘Right?’ ‘Marquette Park,’ he said. ‘A South Side boy,’ I said. ‘So
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