loosee

Chinese Pidgin English

Etymology

From English lose +‎ English -y, with the suffix spelled as -ee and the other vowel also doubled for emphasis.

Verb

loosee

1. lose

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.”