Who coined the phrase "loosey goosey"

fut · #1 07-21-2007, 03:55 PM

I believe it was the Spanish guy that carries around the shark as a card holder. I'm not sure? Can anyone put a name to the term?

2461Badugi · #2 07-21-2007, 05:06 PM

I'm pretty sure it's much, much older than that. Probably older than poker.

Murakawa · #3 07-22-2007, 08:36 AM

I did

Bigka79 · #4 07-22-2007, 02:13 PM

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I believe it was the Spanish guy that carries around the shark as a card holder. I'm not sure? Can anyone put a name to the term?

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Humberto Brenes???

MarkGritter · #5 07-22-2007, 03:03 PM

I found references to a dictionary of American slang dating it at 1967. The phrase "loose as a goose" from which it derives is older.