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In some senses, loosey-goosey is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
loosey-goosey
adj 2
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2ADJ.
real
LOOSEY-GOOSEY + NOUN
m, mr, plate, williams
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adj
1
relaxed
They said that he couldn't hit International League pitching because he was too loosey-goosey at the plate.
“All these other guys are scared to death,” the pinch-hitter kept telling himself as he walked towards the plate, “I’m loosey-goosey, I’m loosey-goosey, I’m loosey-goosey.”
2
laid back; disorganized; scattered
"Everything seemed to be real loosey-goosey," Mr. Williams said. "[…]I had lunch with him three times, and each time he said, 'Oh, I forgot to bring the papers.'"
I find the description wonderfully familiar, less the droogish quality, than the loosey-goosey opportunism.
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They said that he couldn't hit International League pitching because he was too loosey-goosey at the plate.
Wiktionary02
“All these other guys are scared to death,” the pinch-hitter kept telling himself as he walked towards the plate, “I’m loosey-goosey, I’m loosey-goosey, I’m loosey-goosey.”
Wiktionary03
"Everything seemed to be real loosey-goosey," Mr. Williams said. "[…]I had lunch with him three times, and each time he said, 'Oh, I forgot to bring the papers.'"
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