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loose
1. informal Easy, casual, or relaxed; not strict or uptight. We like to keep things pretty loose in the office, so we don't have a dress code or anything like that.
2. offensive slang Inclined to have sex without discretion or moral restraint. Said of women. All it takes is for one rumor to start spreading, and before you know it, the whole school thinks you're loose. I'm not looking for any serious relationships. I just want to go out with loose chicks and have some fun.
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loose
mod. very drunk. Mary was a little loose and had to be driven home.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
- (as) loose as a goose
- a few roos loose in the top paddock
- a kangaroo loose in the top paddock
- a loose cannon
- a roo loose in the top paddock
- all hell breaks loose
- all hell breaks/is let loose
- all hell broke loose
- at a loose end
- at loose ends
- be (as) loose as a goose
- be at a loose end
- be at loose ends
- be on the loose
- break away
- break loose
- break loose from
- break loose from (someone or something)
- break loose from (something)
- break/cut/tear loose from somebody/something
- cast loose
- cut (one's) wolf loose
- cut (someone or something) loose
- cut (someone or something) loose from (something)
- cut loose
- cut loose from
- cut one loose
- cut one's wolf loose
- cut someone/something loose
- cut wolf loose
- fast and loose
- free translation
- hang loose
- hang/stay loose
- have (some/a few) loose ends
- have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock
- have a few loose marbles
- have a few roos loose in the top paddock
- have a loose screw
- have a loose tongue
- have a loose wire
- have a screw loose
- have a slate loose
- have a tile loose
- have a wire loose
- have got a loose screw
- have got a screw loose
- leave (some/a few) loose ends
- let (one) loose on (something)
- let (someone or something) loose
- let (someone) loose (on something)
- let (something) loose
- let go
- let loose
- let loose of
- let loose of (someone or something)
- let loose something
- let one loose
- let somebody/something loose
- loose
- loose as a goose
- loose cannon
- loose cannon, a
- loose change
- loose end
- loose ends
- loose ends, to be at
- loose lip(s)
- loose lips sink ships
- loose morals
- loose talk
- loose thread
- loose translation
- on the loose
- play fast and loose
- play fast and loose (with someone or something)
- play fast and loose with someone/something
- play fast and loose with the truth
- play fast and loose, to
- screw loose, to have a
- set (someone or something) loose
- shake (someone) loose
- some loose ends
- stay loose
- take care of (some/a few) loose ends
- tear loose
- tear loose from (someone or something)
- tear loose from someone/something
- tear yourself/something loose
- the loose ends/threads
- there are loose ends
- there are loose threads
- tie (some/a few) loose ends up
- tie up (some/a few) loose ends
- tie up (some/a few) loose threads
- turn (someone or something) loose
- with a loose screw
- with a screw loose