"loogan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈluːɡən/ [UK] Audio: En-au-loogan.ogg Forms: loogans [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} loogan (plural loogans)
  1. (US slang, dated) A fool. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-loogan-en-noun-rTstm6Q2 Categories (other): American English
  2. (US slang, derogatory) A Lithuanian. Tags: US, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-loogan-en-noun-ZEezj2FU Disambiguation of People: 7 93 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Loogan, lugan

Inflected forms

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