ulars. I am sort of a longhair, but I still
watch TV. 2. mod. highbrow; [of music]
classical. I don’t care for longhair mu-
sic. It’s too longhair. Longhair stuff
like symphonies and art galleries bores me
to tears. 3. n. a hippy; a long-haired youth
of the 1960s. (Usually derogatory.) Te l l
that longhair to get out of here. There
are fewer longhairs around here than there
were in the sixties.long knife 1. n. an assassin. (Underworld.)
The boss sent one of his long knives to
kill the guy. Some long knife showed up,
but Marty took him out before he made his
move. 2. n. a destroyer; a hatchet man.
The secretary was acting as a long knife
for the President. One of his long knives
came over to pressure us into cooperating.
long shotn. a wild guess; an attempt at
something that has little chance of suc-
ceeding. Well, it was a long shot, but I
had to try it. You shouldn’t expect a long
shot to pay off.
long story shortphr. to make a long story
short. Okay, long story short: everything
that goes up comes down, okay? Then
the guy comes over, and—long story
short—“You got a match?”
long-tall-Sallyn. a tall girl or woman.
Isn’t she a gorgeous long-tall-Sally? She’s
quite a long-tall-Sally.
Long time no see.phr. I haven’t seen you
in a long time. Hey, John! Long time
no see! Long time no see! How ya been?
loon. toilet. (Originally and primarily Brit-
ish.) I gotta use the loo. Be with you in
a minute.
look after number onein. to take care of
oneself first. (See also number one.)
You gotta look after number one, right?
It’s a good idea to look after number one.
Who else will?
Look alive!exclam. Move faster!; Look and
act alert! There’s work to be done! Look
alive! Look alive! It’s a long, hard day
ahead!
Look (at) what the cat dragged in!ex-
clam. Well, look who has just arrived!
Look what the cat dragged in! I thought
you would never get here.
lookerGo to (good) looker.
look-seen. a look; a visual examination.
Let’s go and have a look-see at this mon-
ster of yours. Take a look-see at this one
and see if you like it.
Look who’s talking!exclam. You are just
as guilty!; You are just as much at fault!
Me a tax cheat? Look who’s talking!
Look who’s talking! You were there before
I was.
loony and looney; loonie 1. n. a crazy
person. (From lunatic.) I’m beginning
to feel like a loonie the longer I stay around
here. 2. mod. crazy. That is a loony
idea. Forget it. 3. mod. alcohol intoxi-
cated. She’s acting a little loonie. Let’s
get her home before she’s sick.
loony binn. an insane asylum; a mental
hospital. I feel like I’m about ready for
the loony bin. Today’s loony bins are far
different from those of just a few decades
ago.
looped and loopymod. alcohol intoxi-
cated. Sam is too looped to drive. She
got loopy very quickly and had to be helped
to a chair.
loop-leggedmod. alcohol intoxicated.
He’s too loop-legged to drive. She has
this strange tendency to get a little loop-
legged when she has four or five drinks.
loopyGo to looped.
loosemod. very drunk. Mary was a lit-
tle loose and had to be driven home.
Don is too loose to stand up.
loose cannonn. a loudmouth; a braggart.
As it turned out, he’s not just a loose
cannon. He makes sense. Some loose
cannon in the State Department has been
feeding the press all sorts of crap as a
diversion.
loot 1. n. stolen goods; stolen money.
The loot was stashed in the trunk of the
getaway car. Where’s the loot? I want my
piece. 2. n. money in general. I left
home without any loot. It takes too
much loot to eat at that restaurant.loot