Loos

[ loos ]
/ lus /

noun

A·dolf [ey-dolf; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf; German ˈɑ dɔlf/,1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
Anita,1893–1981, U.S. writer.

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Definition for loos (2 of 5)

loo1
[ 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.

Origin of loo

1
1665–75; short for lanterloo < Dutch lanterlu < French lantur(e)lu, special use of meaningless refrain of an old song

Definition for loos (3 of 5)

loo2
[ loo ]
/ lu /

noun, plural loos. British Informal.

toilet.

Origin of loo

2
First recorded in 1935–40; of uncertain origin

Definition for loos (4 of 5)

loo3
[ loo ]
/ lu /

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

low2.

Definition for loos (5 of 5)

loo4
[ loo ]
/ lu /
Scot.

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

love.
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Words related to loos

bathroom, latrine, lavatory, toilet, restroom, washroom

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British Dictionary definitions for loos (1 of 4)

Loos
/ (German luːs) /

noun

Adolf (ˈadolf). 1870–1933, Austrian architect: a pioneer of modern architecture, noted for his plain austere style in such buildings as Steiner House, Vienna (1910)

British Dictionary definitions for loos (2 of 4)

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 loos (3 of 4)

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 loos (4 of 4)

loo3
/ (luː) /

verb

a variant spelling of lou
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