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loo

1  [loo] noun, plural loos, verb, looed, loo⋅ing.
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–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 < D lanterlu < F lantur(e)lu, special use of meaningless refrain of an old song
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loo

2  [loo]
–noun, plural loos. British Informal.
toilet.
Origin:
1935–40; of uncert. orig.

loo

3  [loo]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), noun, plural loos. Chiefly Northern U.S.
low 2 .

loo

4  [loo] noun, plural loos, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), looed, loo⋅ing. Scot.
love.
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loo 1   (lōō)   
n.   pl. loos
A card game in which each player contributes stakes to a pool.

[Short for obsolete lanterloo, from French lanturlu, a meaningless refrain, loo.]
loo 2   (lōō)   
n.   pl. loos Chiefly British
A toilet.

[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
loo

  1. 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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Word Origin & History

loo  (1)
"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  (2)
"type of card game," 1675, short for lanterloo, from Fr. lanturelau, originally the refrain of a song.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia

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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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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