loosee
Chinese Pidgin English
Etymology
From English lose + English -y, with the suffix spelled as -ee and the other vowel also doubled for emphasis.
Derived terms
- loosee face
References
- Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 106: “Loosee: to lose. Loosee face ; to be shamed, to be dishonoured.”
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