loo

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noun (1)

ˈlü 

1

: an old card game in which the winner of each trick or a majority of tricks takes a portion of the pool while losing players are obligated to contribute to the next pool

2

: money staked at loo

loo

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verb

looed; looing; loos

transitive verb

: to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick

loo

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noun (2)

chiefly British

: toilet sense 1

Synonyms

Noun (2)

• bath
• bathroom
• bog [British]
• can
• cloakroom [British]
• comfort station
• convenience [chiefly British]
• head
• john
• latrine
• lavatory
• potty
• restroom
• toilet
• washroom
• water closet

Examples of loo in a Sentence

Noun (2)

he inquired as to whether there was a loo anywhere in the building

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Catch up quick: Philly unveiled its first standalone loos in 2023 in North Philly's Fotterall Square and Center City, both of which are still going strong. —Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025

California is famous for its native wildflowers that blossom each year—lookie-loos might spy iris, sky lupines, bluebells, dessert lilies, and arguably the most famous flower (the state’s official one), the California poppy. —Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025

While smaller, cheaper properties were rushing toward showers-only loos, luxury hotels splashed out on trophy bathrooms with deluxe showers and shapely, free-standing tubs in one space. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025

More water, more trips to the loo. —Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for obsolete English lanterloo, from French lanturelu twaddle

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1680, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1940, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing loo

• lookie-loo
• looky-loo

Rhymes for loo

• blew
• blue
• boo
• brew
• chew
• chou
• clue
• coo
• coup
• crew
• cue
• dew