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have got a screw loose
To be or seem particularly silly, eccentric, crazy, or mentally unstable. (Also worded as "have got a loose screw.") That guy on the corner has definitely got a screw loose because he's been standing out there yelling obscenities at passersby all morning. My old uncle Pete has got a few screws loose, but he's a really nice guy. What's the matter with you? Have you got a screw loose, or what?
loo
slang A toilet or restroom. Primarily heard in UK. Excuse me, where's the loo? Pardon me, I just need to go use the loo.
looky-loo
informal
1. Someone who gawks, gapes, or stares in a naïve, unsophisticated, or foolish manner. Can you shoo away these looky-loos so the paramedics can tend to the woman who fell in the park? No, our grandmother insisted on a closed-casket funeral. She did not want, and I quote, "looky-loos" gawking at her dead body. Whenever the fire department comes to shut off a false alarm, you can always count on a few looky-loos hanging around the fire trucks.
2. Someone who does not intend to buy a particular item or thing but visits or views it nonetheless. You can always count on some looky-loos when you have an open house at a unique property like this. I still haven't been able to sell my motorcycle. The only people who've come to see it have been looky-loos. A: "Do you think we'll actually get an offer from those people?" B: "Nah, they're definitely looky-loos."
toodle-oo
A quaint, informal, and lighthearted expression of farewell. Primarily heard in UK. Thank you for your hospitality, but I had best be going. Toodle-oo! She waved out the window of the train to her family and shouted, "Toodle-oo!"
tootle-oo
A quaint, informal, and lighthearted expression of farewell. Primarily heard in UK. Thank you for your hospitality, but I had best be going. Tootle-oo! She waved out the window of the train to her family and shouted, "Tootle-oo!"
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loo
n. toilet. (Originally and primarily British.) I gotta use the loo. Be with you in a minute.
Toodle(-oo)
(ˈtudlæ(ˈu)) interj. Good-bye. Take it easy. Toodle-oo.
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