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An alternate onomatopoeia written "hock" or "hawk" (as in "to hock a loogie") represents the impolite sound of loudly expelling a bolus of sputum with an open mouth. [6]
The alternative, of course, is hocking a loogie. And it turns out there's an actual right way to do this: Close your mouth and suck air in through your nose, Dr. Comer advises.
The term loogie is typically used to refer to sputum, a mixture of phlegm and nasal mucus expectorated from the throat by coughing. It may also refer to: It may also refer to: Hocking a loogie , inhaling hard to force nasal mucus to collect at the back of the throat, then spitting it out, typically resulting in a loud throat-clearing sound.
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In the 1960s I used to hear the act of expelling a glob of phlegm referred to a "hawking a loogie". Deor ( talk ) 22:57, 8 May 2010 (UTC) [ reply ] I usually see it spelled as " hock a loogie".
The first patient in the U.S. was hospitalized with "severe" bird flu. Here's what you should know about symptoms, according to an infectious disease expert.
The advertisements extensively used youth slang of the day, advising viewers to "hock a loogie at life" and "give the world a wedgie." [15] They also utilized "provocative imagery," such as a tattoo reading Play It Loud! [15] Advertisements used music extensively, marrying hard rock music with video games. [16]
"It does look, indeed, like Harry spitting on me."