Meaning & use
Looby
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An awkward, clumsy, or foolish person.
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The old novel describes the young squire as a looby who tripped over his own feet at every dance.
Stop acting like such a looby and pay attention to what you're doing.
A note on using this word
Looby is a somewhat archaic term, once common in British English but now rarely used outside literary or dialectal contexts.
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