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LULU

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lu⋅lu

1  [loo-loo]
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–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
Lulu Publishing
Free Publishing, ISBN, Distribution No Set Up Fees or Minimum Order
www.Lulu.com
Top 50 Video Game Hotties
Lulu's Got the Stuff, but Did She Make the Cut? Find Out!
UGO.com/Video-Game-Hotties

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
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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