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loo¹ Definition

loo (lo̵̅o̅)

noun

a former card game played for a pool made up of stakes and forfeits

Etymology: contr. < lanterloo < Fr lanturelu, name of the game, orig. fanciful word in refrain of a 17th-c. song

transitive verb

to cause to pay a forfeit at loo

loo² Definition

loo (lo̵̅o̅)

noun

Brit., Slang a toilet

Etymology: < Fr lieux, short for les lieux d'aisances, toilets, lit., places of conveniences

loo Usage Examples

Possessives

  • lady: Like any party, the place to be is the ladies ' loo.
  • girl: Set in the girl's loo in a Welsh club on a typical Friday night.

Converse of object

  • flush: Examples might be flushing the loo, or dropping some heavy object on the floor.
  • clean: I can even remember one year cleaning the loos.

Adjective modifier

  • flush: We had hot water and working flush loos for the first time in a week!
  • portable: This was one where a portable loo was placed above the trap door below.
  • outside: They dug a bit further to the outside loo & an old man was in the toilet laughing his head off.
  • disabled: The temporary disabled loos erected on the field were also much appreciated.
  • clean: Big Brother's Alex Sibley checks out the cleanest loos on the motorway at Moto.
  • accessible: News Join the Changing Places Consortium in campaigning for fully accessible loos in public places across the UK.

Modifies a noun

  • roll: Top tip re: empty loo roll stuffed with hay - my 2 bunnies have had great fun!
  • seat: I would lick the loo seat in order to stay!
  • tube: Now you need to connect the loo roll tube to the top of the bigger box.
  • holder: Unusual small table top size, ideal for a loo roll holder in the bathroom.
  • paper: Pity people can't consider burning their loo paper.
  • etc: They came in very useful for picnic stops, photography points, loo stops etc!

Noun used with modifier

  • gents: I squeezed in the odd overnighter, and the gents loos at school were turned into a rod store and changing room!
  • downstairs: He's got a downstairs loo, confined, small space.
  • compost: An oil drum dug into the ground is my long drop compost loo.
  • lady: Open the door of the ladies loo for a confused girl.