loo
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loos
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a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
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the forfeit or sum paid into the pool.
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the fact of being looed.
verb (used with object)
noun
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loos
plural
verb (used with or without object)
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loos
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noun
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loos
plural
noun
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a gambling card game
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a stake used in this game
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verb
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Etymology
Origin of loo1
First recorded in 1665–75; short for lanterloo, from Dutch lanterlu, from French lantur(e)lu, a special use of a meaningless refrain of an old song
Origin of loo2
First recorded in 1935–40; of uncertain origin; perhaps from French lieux (d'aisances) “latrines, toilets,” literally, “places of ease”; perhaps a pun on the place name Waterloo, based on water closet
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It was not until three years later, in 2010, that Lowri discovered the tapeworm when in a restaurant toilet and flushed it down the loo.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Ahead of the sale, Sotheby’s expert David Galperin said the house will install the golden loo in a fourth-floor bathroom within its new Manhattan headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Unlike a wearable, which is easy enough to leave on your nightstand, the loo is something you can’t forget to use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
The purported health risks of extended loo time have long circulated through doctors’ offices and news articles.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2025
He pushed the wheel back in, went too far this time, and the plane’s nose went below the horizon and the engine speed increased with the shallow dive. loo much.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
Whatever happens, its customers' taps and loos will still function, but the future of Thames Water is a key policy test for the new administration.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
It's more than 100 years since the first woman took her seat as an MP - there weren't even women's loos when Nancy Astor arrived.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
“Have you seen our loos? They’re literally in a wooden shed and they’re cold,” Gyngell told the Telegraph, adding: “Service can be very haphazard and there’s nothing fancy or clever about our food.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Schauffele's picture adorns the entrance to the gents loos in the media centre.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
The corridors jam with weary war travelers, and the loos overflow with stink.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
It looed like progress, so I reached out to Marc Mauer over at The Sentencing Project for his take on the reduction in federal prison population.
From Forbes ● Oct. 2, 2014
No, believers; he only preached you up to it, but durst not lead you: He was but your counsellor, but I was your captain; he only looed you, but, 'twas I that led you.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Sir Walter Scott
Therefore, the first question to decide should be the amount per trick in the pool, as compared with the amount to be paid if one is looed.
From Round Games with Cards A Practical Treatise on All the Most Popular Games, with Their Different Variations, and Hints for Their Practice by W. H. Peel
A player infringing any of the rules, or playing in an irregular manner, is looed, and the amount of his winnings, if any, is left in the pool.
From Round Games with Cards A Practical Treatise on All the Most Popular Games, with Their Different Variations, and Hints for Their Practice by W. H. Peel
The player who informs another what cards he possesses, or gives any intimation that he knows such or such cards to be in the hand or the miss, is looed.
From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous
“Giving him the chance to come up here and show what he’s capable of doing on Saturday is also something we’re really looing forward to,” Marmol said.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
Crappie are fair with jigs looing for structure and brush piles.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2020
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