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-a-palooza

/ə.pəˈlu.zə/

-a-palooza suffix: forms the name of a promotional event such as a presentation.

Suffix

-a-palooza

  1. Forms the name of a promotional event such as a presentation
    • Honey Raye: Honey Raye Futrelle and Company proudly present ... Bethlehem-A-Palooza!2007, Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten, Christmas Belles, Dramatists Play Service, →ISBN, page 10
    • September 16, 1995: The high-profile, high-rated Nickelodeon cable service runs Puf-a-Palooza, a 15-hour marathon of vintage Sid and Marty Krofft productions.1998, Hal Erickson, Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children’s Television, 1969–1993, McFarland, →ISBN
  2. Emphasizes or exaggerates the element of a situation
    • “Halloween quiet?” Xander shot her a quizzical look. “I figured it would be a big old vamp scare-a-palooza.”2002, Richie Tankersley, The Angel Chronicles, Simon and Schuster,, →ISBN, page 17
    • The room erupted into cheers. The staff meeting that day was a “laugh-a-palooza,” recalled a Bush aide.2004, Evan Thoman, Election 2004: How Bush Won and What You Can Expect in the Future, →ISBN, page 68

Examples of -a-palooza in a sentence

  • This scheme they have christened Land-a-Palooza.2007, Paul Carr, Graham Pond, The Unofficial Tourists' Guide to Second Life, Macmillan,, →ISBN, page 131:
  • This area is spring-a-palooza, but so far none of the springs we’ve explored has met Nash’s criteria.2007, Catherine Mulvany, Something Wicked, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 102:

Forms of -a-palooza

alternative form-palooza

Origin of -a-palooza

From lallapalootza, lalapalooza, by analogy to Lollapalooza, a music festival.

Questions about -a-palooza

What does -a-palooza mean?
-a-palooza means forms the name of a promotional event such as a presentation.
How do you use -a-palooza in a sentence?
This scheme they have christened Land-a-Palooza.
What part of speech is -a-palooza?
-a-palooza is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -a-palooza?
-a-palooza is pronounced /ə.pəˈlu.zə/.

Words near -a-palooza in the dictionary

  1. -2
  2. -30-
  3. -4j
  4. -a
  5. -a-
  6. -a-palooza
  7. -a-sauras
  8. -a-saurus
  9. -a-thon
  10. -ab
  11. -abad

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