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   lousy

   /ˈlaʊzi/

   adjective

   • 1. very poor or bad: informal "the service is usually lousy" Similar awfulterribleappallingabysmalvery badatrociousdesperateunspeakablefrightfulmiserablepoorincompetentinadequateunsatisfactoryinferiornot up to scratchcarelesssecond-rateshoddyslovenlyinformal:rottenpatheticuselesshopelessduffpoxyrubbishpantsa load of pantsOpposite goodcompetent
   • ▪ used to express anger, contempt, or annoyance: "you lousy creeps" Similar despicablecontemptibledirtylowmeanbaselow-downhatefuldetestableloathsomevilewickedviciousinformal:rottenno-goodOpposite gooddecent
   • ▪ unwell: "she felt lousy" Similar illunwellpoorlysicknauseousnauseatedqueasybadoffoff colourinformal:roughrottenawfulout of sortsunder the weathergrottyropyvulgar slang:crappyOpposite wellhealthy
   • 2. infested with lice. Similar lice-infestedlice-riddenrare:pedicularpediculousOpposite cleanfumigated
   • ▪ teeming with (something regarded as undesirable): informal "the town is lousy with tourists"

   Derivatives

   • 1. lousily adverb
   • 2. lousiness noun

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   What does lousy mean in slang?

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   Are lousy things bad?

   • Lousy things are terrible. The lousy things in life are the ones you complain about: your lousy job, the lousy weather, and the lousy pizza you had for lunch. The slang word lousy is the perfect way to describe something particularly awful or rotten. When you're sick, you feel lousy, and when someone is mean or rude, they treat you in a lousy way.

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   What does it mean if someone is a lousy person?

   • If you describe something as lousy, you mean that it is of very bad quality or that you do not like it. He blamed Fiona for a lousy weekend. At Billy's Cafe, the menu is limited and the food is lousy. If you describe someone as lousy, you mean that they are very bad at something they do. I was a lousy secretary.

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   What does it mean if a place is lousy?

   • The original, literal meaning of lousy is "infested with lice," those creepy crawly parasites that hang out on people's scalps. It was once common to say a place was " lousy with" something (like tourists or poodles) to mean "swarming with" them. "Lousy."

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