lollapalooza
Syllables: lol·la·pa·loo·zaUK/ˌlɒləpəˈluːzə/US/ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/
lollapalooza noun: an outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.
Noun
lollapalooza (plural lollapaloozas)
- An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.
- When the show-down came, the other players informed him he had lost. One man had turned up a 2-4-6-8-9 of varied suits. ¶ "That," they all exclaimed, "is a Lollapalooza. It beats anything—even a Royal Flush."1948, George Taubeneck, The Marshal's Baton: The Specialty Sales Manager, Detroit: Conjure House, →OCLC, page 98
- Here is a novel of low comedy and high raillery. It's a lollapalooza that turns out to be a comic elegy for old-time radio.1991 Nov. 3, Studs Terkel, "Keillor's elegy to randy radio" (Book Review of WLT A Radio Romance by Garrison Keillor), Chicago Sun-Times (retrieved 23 July 2011)
lollapalooza meaning in Tamil
lollapalooza in Tamil
- இயல்பான ஆள்
Forms of lollapalooza
| plural | lollapaloozas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lallapalooza |
| alternative form | lalapalooza |
| alternative form | lallapaloosa |
| alternative form | lolapalooza |
| alternative form | lolapaloosa |
| alternative form | lollapaloosa |
Origin of lollapalooza
Unknown. Compare lollypaloozer and lallapalootza, which are attested earlier with similar meaning. Compare also 19th century slang la-la something unusually good.
Words formed from lollapalooza
Questions about lollapalooza
- What does lollapalooza mean?
- Lollapalooza means an outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.
- What is lollapalooza in Tamil?
- Lollapalooza in Tamil is இயல்பான ஆள். See Lollapalooza meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lollapalooza?
- Lollapalooza is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lollapalooza?
- Lollapalooza is pronounced /ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/ (US).
- What is the plural of lollapalooza?
- The plural of lollapalooza is lollapaloozas.
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