English
looby
Looby may come from English lob ‘a large piece, lump’.
- English1500–presentlob‘a large piece, lump’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1791looby
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentlob‘a large piece, lump’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1791looby
Earliest quotation: 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson: “‘Depend upon it, Sir, a savage, when he is…”
Every English word from English lob
Today it means
noun A large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English lob / looby