Etymology of “Look-see”
Tracing the origin and linguistic journey from Chinese Pidgin English
Source language
Chinese Pidgin English
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Descendants
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Word Origin Summary
Look-see is attested in Chinese Pidgin English. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.
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