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loe
[ loo ]
Example Sentences
John Loe — who owns Loe Dispensary in Sonoma, about 40 miles north of San Francisco — blasted the county’s Board of Supervisors in October for what he claimed were “racist, anti-white tropes” in its grant program authorization report.
Loe called this language racist at the October board meeting and threatened to take legal action against the county after board members attempted to cut his public comment time short.
Loe requested $1 million to make up for wildfire damage and an approximately four-year delay in relief due to issues with cannabis permit processing.
“You will be held accountable... With Minimal Respect, John Loe.”
In May, the county’s cannabis equity program awarded $635,000 to 20 local cannabis operators, including Loe.
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More About Loe
What does loe mean?
Loe is a Scottish, or Scots, term meaning love.
Loe, pronounced “loo,” can mean a tender, passionate affection for a person. It can be used as an affectionate name for a loved one. For example, your parents might call you loe or you might call a close friend loe.
Loe can also mean to have profound affection for, as in “Ae loe yie,” meaning “I love you.”
Example: Yae folk have nae idea hou much Ae loe yie.
Where does loe come from?
Loe is a common Scots term. Scots is considered by some experts to be a dialect of English. A dialect is a variety of a language that is distinct from other dialects in terms of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary. English has many dialects, including American English, British English, South African English, and Indian English. Other experts consider Scots to be its own language, descending directly from Old English.
Loe is most likely to be used by speakers of Scots and often when communicating to other speakers of Scots, as they are the most likely to understand what the term means.
How is loe used in real life?
Loe is most often used in the Scots-English dialect rather than mixed in with another variety of English.
1,8M folls twitter, serius loe?
— Anya Geraldine (@anyaselalubenar) October 19, 2020
Ma mither an faither got mairrit in Bowhill, Hogmanay 1943. They brocht me up tae tak tent o the auld Scots saw "Thaim wi a guid Scots tongue in their heid are fit tae gang ower the warld." Meikle thenks tae thaim, an aw the fowk that loe the leid an hain it in their herts. Braw! pic.twitter.com/OtKujhcx0p
— Billy Kay (@billykayscot) December 31, 2017
Try using loe!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of loe?
A. adore
B. despise
C. treasure
D. cherish
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