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lollapalooza

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lol⋅la⋅pa⋅loo⋅za

  [lol-uh-puh-loo-zuh]
–noun Slang.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Also, lol⋅la⋅pa⋅loo⋅sa, lalapalooza, lallapalooza.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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lol·la·pa·loo·za also lal·la·pa·loo·za   (lŏl'ə-pə-lōō'zə)   
n.   Slang
Something outstanding of its kind.

[Origin unknown.]
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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Slang Dictionary
lollapalooza [lɑləpəˈluzə]

  1. n.
    something very big; something wondrous. : Look at that bump on your head. That's a lollapalooza!
  2. n.
    a big lie. : What a lollapalooza! You expect me to believe that?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

lollapalooza 
"remarkable or wonderful person or thing," 1904 (lallapalootza), Amer.Eng., fanciful formation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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