locie

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Meaning · English

A steam locomotive.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

[…] a locie which had originally operated on the New York Elevated Railway and ended up serving both mills and mines […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “locie” mean?

A steam locomotive.

Is “locie” formal or informal?

locie is generally slang.