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adj. American English slang from 1843, seeing its peak in the mid-1940's; currently, it is more commonly heard in New England states. To be abundant in something.
Downtown was lousy with tourists during spring break.
A small amount that's made much of.
Come on, man, just a lousy 2 dollars is all I ask!
For white people it means a blowjob For black people it means a cigarette
So if I give you 20 dollars, you'll give me a lousy? Sup nigga, can I bum a lousy off you?
Someone who fulfills some but not all of the criteria of being a hipster. He/she either differs from hipsters in at least one important way, or inconsistently exhibits hipster-like characteristics.
Nich claims that he's a lousy hipster, but I haven't seen him eat meat in at least two years. He's totally gone vegetarian.