as in mellow
chiefly US, informal
very loose or relaxed
The assistant manager had a loosey-goosey attitude about the store's return policy.
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Recent Examples of loosey-goosey
In such an instance, the loosey-goosey facets might allow for a great deal of confusion, finger-pointing, and slippery contrivances.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Level 3 is the loosey-goosey version of AI sovereignty.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
John Mulaney’s loosey-goosey live experiment, Everybody’s in L.A., aired for a week on Netflix in early May and had comedy nerds enraptured.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 June 2024
There's also another type of person who is too loosey-goosey to travel with.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2024
Nevertheless, keep an eye on your money and your belongings today, because things are loosey-goosey and capable of sudden changes.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 31 May 2024
Thank you, Mantzoukas, for giving that classic loosey-goosey late-night energy that keeps the whole machine going.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
Kids hid out in the library and the bathrooms instead of going to class, especially in the loosey-goosey months after spring break, when summer beckons.
—oregonlive, 2 June 2023
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Level 3 is the loosey-goosey version of AI sovereignty.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
John Mulaney’s loosey-goosey live experiment, Everybody’s in L.A., aired for a week on Netflix in early May and had comedy nerds enraptured.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 June 2024
There's also another type of person who is too loosey-goosey to travel with.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2024
Nevertheless, keep an eye on your money and your belongings today, because things are loosey-goosey and capable of sudden changes.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 31 May 2024
Thank you, Mantzoukas, for giving that classic loosey-goosey late-night energy that keeps the whole machine going.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
Kids hid out in the library and the bathrooms instead of going to class, especially in the loosey-goosey months after spring break, when summer beckons.
—oregonlive, 2 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loosey-goosey
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By tracking what people wanted to hear at certain hours—from an aggro morning-workout mix to mellow soundscapes for the evening—the service began understanding how listeners used music throughout the day.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The sand is beautiful, and the beach is great, nice and mellow.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Covid and a sputtering Presidency lie behind us, a sense of national renewal and smooth economic sailing ahead; that moment of pure Americana may come as close as any to capturing the optimism of where 2024 may lead.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Keanu Reeves — his casting was a smooth movie — joins the franchise as Shadow the Hedgehog, while other series newcomers include Alyla Browne and Krysten Ritter.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024
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This artificial attention allows for a full-on focus, analyzing and responding to others with the collected wisdom of the ages.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, the court found that the act burdens businesses with significant compliance costs—projected to exceed $22 billion in the first year alone—without clear safeguards against misuse of collected data.Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Although the weather will be calm and pleasant for much of the day, the morning fog could lead to some brief visibility issues, particularly for early travelers.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The wind is expected to be calm Tuesday night with a low temperature of around 28 degrees.Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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Chilling video showed a Mississippi teen murder suspect's nonchalant attitude after allegedly shooting and killing her mother, with the girl seen texting following the act.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2024
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The moment was so nonchalant that Michael Porter Jr. didn’t even notice what had happened from the bench.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
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Investors will be listening closely for hints that the Fed is leaning toward holding rates steady in the coming months.Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Markets are overwhelmingly expecting the Bank of England to hold rates steady at its upcoming Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Thursday, overnight index swap data shows.Karen Gilchrist,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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The front is adorned with the Canada Goose logo along with a sleek mock-neck cut, and the otherwise simple design can be paired with anything from jeans to nicer trousers while still giving off an effortlessly cool look.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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The 3-minute video includes backstage and under-the-stage shots of how the singer pulls off some of her coolest stunts.Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The study found that around 40% of babies were not overly disturbed by the stimuli and later grew up to be calm and easygoing children.Gail O'Connor, Parents, 12 Dec. 2024
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Hallworth was intrigued, and found her new client to be delightfully easygoing.Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Loosey-goosey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loosey-goosey. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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