First Known Use: 1675
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1loo
noun \ˈlü\
Definition of LOO
1
: an old card game in which the winner of each trick or a majority of tricks takes a portion of the pool while losing players are obligated to contribute to the next pool
2
: money staked at loo
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Origin of LOO
short for obsolete English lanterloo, from French lanturelu twaddle
Rhymes with LOO
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
2loo
verb
Definition of LOO
transitive verb
: to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick
First Known Use of LOO
1680
3loo
noun
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