loo

Definitions


[luː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a toilet
(e.g: make sure you go to the loo before you go on stage)


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Origin:
1940s: many theories have been put forward about the word's origin: one suggests the source is Waterloo, a trade name for iron cisterns in the early part of the century; the evidence remains inconclusive


[luː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a gambling card game, popular from the 17th to the 19th centuries, in which a player who fails to win a trick must pay a sum to a pool


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: abbreviation of obsolete lanterloo from French lanturlu, a meaningless song refrain




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