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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.
A substance of phlegm. Phlegm (/ ˈ f l ɛ m /; Ancient Greek: φλέγμα, phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat") is mucus produced by the respiratory system, excluding that produced by the throat nasal passages.
Throat clearing may be articulated consciously or unconsciously, and may be a symptom of a number of laryngopharyngeal (upper respiratory tract) ailments. [1] Occasionally the cause is a common cold or post-nasal drip.
He spent the entire flight coughing, and spitting his loogies into a gallon ziplock bag that he kept on his lap. By the time we landed, the entire bag was basically overflowing with his saliva ...
The Biden Administration’s move on Jan. 13 to curb exports on the advanced computer chips used to power artificial intelligence (AI) arrived in the wake of two major events over the Christmas ...
(informal) a look, reconnoître "I'll take a dekko at it later." – British military slang derived from the Hindustani dekh/dekho meaning "to see". Also less commonly decco, deccie, deek, deeks. dene wooded valley or seaside dune (mainly S W England) doddle something accomplished easily – "It's a doddle", meaning "it's easy". dodgems *
According to the current definition of "overweight" and "obesity," a ratio of height and weight, both men meet those standards. But this measure, called body mass index, ...
Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth.