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Lulu
is always a great word to know.
So is schlock. Does it mean:
| to understand thoroughly and intuitively |
| something of cheap or inferior quality; junk |
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noun Slang.
a fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.
Origin:
special use of lulu1, with play on lieu, from a facetious remark attributed to New York governor Al Smith
special use of lulu1, with play on lieu, from a facetious remark attributed to New York governor Al Smith
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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