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lousy (adj.)
mid-14c.,
lousi
, "infested with lice," from
louse
+
-y
(2). Figurative use as a generic adjective of abuse dates from late 14c.; sense of "swarming with" (money, etc.) is American English slang from 1843. Related:
Lousiness
.
