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Loos

[loos]

Origin

noun

A·dolf

[ey-dolf; Ger. ah-dawlf] , 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.

Anita, 1893–1981, U.S. writer.

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noun

a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.

the forfeit or sum paid into the pool.

the fact of being looed.

verb (used with object)

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

noun, plural loos. British Informal.

toilet.

Origin:
1935–40; of uncertain origin

verb (used without object), verb (used with object), noun, plural loos. Chiefly Northern U.S.

low².

love.

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Loos (German luːs)

—n
	Adolf (ˈadolf). 1870--1933, Austrian architect: a pioneer of modern architecture, noted for his plain austere style in such buildings as Steiner House, Vienna (1910)

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Word Origin & History

loo

"type of card game," 1675, short for lanterloo, from Fr. lanturelau, originally the refrain of a song.

Slang Dictionary

loo definition

n.
toilet. (Originally and primarily British.) : I gotta use the loo. Be with you in a minute.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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