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lu⋅lu

1[loo-loo]
–noun
1. Slang. any remarkable or outstanding person or thing: His black eye is a lulu.
2. (initial capital letter) a female given name, form of Louise.

Origin:
1855–60; in slang sense, perh. generic use of the proper name

lu⋅lu

2[loo-loo]
–noun Slang.
a fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.

Origin:
special use of lulu 1 , with play on lieu, from a facetious remark attributed to New York governor Al Smith
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lu·lu   (lōō'lōō)   
n.   Slang
A remarkable person, object, or idea.

[Alteration (probably influenced by the nickname Lulu) of obsolete looly.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

lulu 
"remarkable person or thing," 1886 (first attested in a baseball article from New Orleans, U.S.), perhaps from earlier looly "beautiful girl," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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