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    [Noun]  | "louse" | \ ˈlau̇s \


    1: any of various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga) parasitic on warm-blooded animals

    2: a small usually sluggish arthropod (such as a biting louse) that lives on other animals or on plants and sucks their blood or juices

    3: any of several small arthropods (such as a book louse) that are not parasitic

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English lous, from Old English lūs; akin to Old High German lūs louse, Welsh llau lice;

    [Noun]  | "bird louse" 


    1: biting louse

    Origin: 1806 ;

    [Noun]  | "biting louse" 


    1: any of numerous wingless insects (order Mallophaga) that are parasitic especially on birds —called also bird louse

    Origin: 1864 ;

    [Noun]  | "body louse" 


    1: a louse feeding primarily on the body; especially : a sucking louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) feeding on the body and living in the clothing of humans —called also cootie

    Origin: 1545 ;

    [Noun]  | "book louse" 


    1: any of various tiny usually wingless insects (order Psocoptera and especially genus Liposcelis) that feed on organic matter and especially mold, usually inhabit damp areas, and are often found in stored papers, books, and grains

    Origin: 1753 ;

    [Noun]  | "crab louse" 


    1: a sucking louse (Pthirus pubis) infesting the pubic region of the human body

    Origin: 1547 ;

    [Noun]  | "head louse" 


    1: a sucking louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) that lives on the human scalp

    Origin: 1547 ;

    [Noun]  | "jumping plant louse" 


    1: any of numerous plant lice (family Psyllidae) with the femurs thickened and adapted for leaping

    Origin: 1881 ;

    [Verb]  | "louse" | \ ˈlau̇s \


    1: to remove lice from

    Origin: 14th century ;

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    [Verb]  | "louse up" 


    1: foul up, snarl

    2: to make a mess

    Origin: 1934 ;

    [Noun]  | "louses" 


    1: a person whose behavior is offensive to others;


      * e.g., " ... I can't believe you're willing to spend time with that lying louse "



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    [Noun]  | "louse" 


    1: a person whose behavior is offensive to others;


      * e.g., " ... I can't believe you're willing to spend time with that lying louse "



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    [Verb]  | "louses up" 


    1: to make a mistake;


      * e.g., " ... everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up "



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    2: to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way;


      * e.g., " ... I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom—the seams show too much "



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    [Verb]  | "louse up" 


    1: to make a mistake;


      * e.g., " ... everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up "



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    2: to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way;


      * e.g., " ... I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom—the seams show too much "



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     [ "Louse" ]

    1: A derogatory word, used for someone who is involved in idiocy or mishaps. Closely related to the word lousy but referring to self or others.

      * e.g.,  ... "I just dropped the TV and broke it. I'm such a louse." 

     [ "louse" ]

    1: Someone who drinks excessively, and who is drunk most of the time.

      * e.g.,  ... "Jen drinks a lot, she's such a louse!" 

     [ "Louse" ]

    1: Irish slang, mainly in Dublin, commonly used in private secondary schools, and in the youth.

      * e.g.,  ... OI YOU! LOUSE! shut the fuck up you freckly little shit! 

     [ "Louse" ]

    2: someone with red hair and freckles

     [ "Louse" ]

    3: an annoyance

     [ "Louse" ]

    4: the singular form of lice, many louses

     [ "Louse" ]

    5: often referred to as ginger, ginger pubes, or "OI YOU! GINGER!"

     [ "louse" ]

    1: Laying around the house all day everyday.

      * e.g.,  ... Man. Jay is always louse. I wish he would go out and do something. 

     [ "louse" ]

    1: A derogatory label, used in good humor, to call someone who has either just beaten you or has been winning excessively in a card game (usually poker).

      * e.g.,  ... "We're playing Hold'Em, and he's beaten me three times in a row. What a louse!" 

     [ "louse" ]

    2: Common in West-Central Pennsylvania.

     [ "Loused" ]

    1: Totally shit-faced, or drunk off your ass.

      * e.g.,  ... "Isn't it a little early for them to be getting as loused as they are?" "Wow, I was totally loused last weekend!" 

     [ "louse" ]

    1: An attorney who does not represent his/her client well.

      * e.g.,  ... Seth did not show up for a meeting with his client, he sure is a louse. 

     [ "Spouse Louse" ]

    1: When a non-famous person shows up at an Awards Ceremony, leaching off their spouse's fame.

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you see Sarah Jessica Parker's husband at the Oscars?" 

     [ "Crab Louse" ]

    1: Song performed by "Lords of Acid"

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, Lords of Acid played Crab Louse at their concert last night 

     [ "lunch louse" ]

    1: A person who will do anything for a free lunch.

      * e.g.,  ... Mark is such a lunch louse that he attended an extremely boring 2 hour seminar just because they were providing a free lunch. 

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