loobyEtymologyReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lúbaigh (“descendant of Lúbach”), a byname originally applied to a cunning person, from lúbach (“looped, coiled; crafty, tricky”).looby means A surname from Irish. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nameA surname from Irish.nounA large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf.“‘Depend upon it, Sir, a savage, when he is hungry, will not carry about with him a looby of nine years old, who cannot help himself.’”