floo|ey

floo|ey
floo|ey «FLOO ee», adjective.
U.S. Slang. out of order; askew: »

Our combustion control just went flooey (New Yorker).

[probably alteration of blooey]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • floo — floo·ey; floo·zy; floo·sie; floo·sy; floo·zie; …   English syllables

  • floo·zy — …   Useful english dictionary

  • floo·zie — ↑floozy …   Useful english dictionary

  • flooey — floo·ey …   English syllables

  • floosy — floo·sy …   English syllables

  • floozy — floo·zy …   English syllables

  • flooey — floo•ey or floo•ie [[t]ˈflu i[/t]] adj. cvb sts sl. amiss or awry …   From formal English to slang

  • floozy — floo•zy or floo•zie [[t]ˈflu zi[/t]] n. pl. zies sts Slang. a gaudily dressed, usu. promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute • Etymology: 1905–10; orig. uncert …   From formal English to slang

  • fluorescent light — (floo o res ent) The light emitted by a substance when it is irradiated with light of a shorter wavelength …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • fluorescein — /floo res ee in, flaw , floh /, n. Chem. an orange red, crystalline, water insoluble solid, C20H12O5, that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes. Also,… …   Universalium

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