loosee face

Chinese Pidgin English

Etymology

From Chinese Pidgin English loosee (from English lose +‎ English -y, with the suffix spelled as -ee and the other vowel also doubled for emphasis) and English face

Verb

loosee face

  1. to be shamed, dishonored

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.”
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