loo

[ loo ]

/ lu /

noun, plural loos.

a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.

the forfeit or sum paid into the pool.

the fact of being looed.

verb (used with object), looed, loo·ing.

to subject to a forfeit at loo.

Words nearby loo

lonk, lonnie, lons-le-saunier, lonsdale, lonsdale belt, loo, loo mask, looby, loof, loofah, looie

Origin of loo

1665–75; short for lanterloo < Dutch lanterlu < French lantur(e)lu, special use of meaningless refrain of an old song

Definition for looing (2 of 3)

loo³

[ loo ]

/ lu /

verb (used with or without object), looed, loo·ing, noun, plural loos. Chiefly Northern U.S.

low².

Definition for looing (3 of 3)

loo⁴

[ loo ]

/ lu /

Scot.

noun, plural loos, verb (used with or without object), looed, loo·ing.

love.

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British Dictionary definitions for looing (1 of 3)

loo¹

/ (luː) /

noun plural loos

British an informal word for lavatory (def. 1)

Word Origin for loo

C20: perhaps from French lieux d'aisance water closet

British Dictionary definitions for looing (2 of 3)

loo²

/ (luː) /

noun plural loos

a gambling card game

a stake used in this game

Word Origin for loo

C17: shortened form of lanterloo, via Dutch from French lanterelu, originally a meaningless word from the refrain of a popular song

British Dictionary definitions for looing (3 of 3)

loo³

/ (luː) /

verb

a variant spelling of lou

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