"lookee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lookees [plural]
Etymology: From look + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|look|ee}} look + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} lookee (plural lookees)
  1. One who is looked at. Synonyms: gazee, observee Related terms: lookee-likee
    Sense id: en-lookee-en-noun-uCNpOOXX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 10 45 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From look + 'ee (“pronoun”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|look|'ee|gloss2=pronoun}} look + 'ee (“pronoun”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} lookee
  1. animate imperative of look; usually used figuratively or as an interjection. Tags: animate, form-of, imperative Form of: look (extra: usually used figuratively or as an interjection) Synonyms: behold (alt: as an interjection), lo Related terms: harkee
    Sense id: en-lookee-en-verb-wXmeElAw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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