noun
1.
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
2.
the forfeit or sum paid into the pool.
3.
the fact of being looed.
verb (used with object)
4.
to subject to a forfeit at loo.
Origin:
1665–75; short for lanterloo < Dutch lanterlu < French lantur(e)lu, special use of meaningless refrain of an old song
1665–75; short for lanterloo < Dutch lanterlu < French lantur(e)lu, special use of meaningless refrain of an old song
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[loo] noun, plural loos, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), looed, loo·ing. Scot. love.
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loo1 (luː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl loos | |
| (Brit) an informal word for lavatory | |
| [C20: perhaps from French lieux d'aisance water closet] | |
| loo2 (luː) | |
| —n , pl loos | |
| 1. | a gambling card game |
| 2. | a stake used in this game |
| [C17: shortened form of lanterloo, via Dutch from French lanterelu, originally a meaningless word from the refrain of a popular song] | |
| loo3 (luː) | |
| —vb | |
| a variant spelling of lou | |
| lou or loo (luː) | |
| —vb | |
| a Scot word for love | |
| loo or loo | |
| —vb | |
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Word Origin & History
loo
"lavatory," 1940, but perhaps 1922, probably from Fr. lieux d'aisances, "lavatory," lit. "place of ease," picked up by British servicemen in France during World War I. Or possibly a pun on Waterloo, based on water closet.
loo
"type of card game," 1675, short for lanterloo, from Fr. lanturelau, originally the refrain of a song.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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loo
gambling card game often mentioned in English literature. The name derives from the French lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song. Popularity of the game faded in the 20th century.
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