α. 1900s– -palooza (frequently after a vowel).
β. 1900s– -apalooza.
单词 | -palooza |
释义 | -paloozacomb. formα. 1900s– -palooza (frequently after a vowel). β. 1900s– -apalooza. Originally and chiefly U.S. Forming nouns denoting a music festival of the type specified by the first element (after Lollapalooza: see the etymology). In extended use: applied to other gatherings, festivals, or events dedicated to the specified theme, topic, musical genre, etc. ΚΠ 1992 Province (Vancouver) 14 July c5/1 ‘We did a “mini-palooza” tour with Peter Murphy, Soup Dragons and Material Issue,’ says Cracker's Johnny Hickman. (‘Mini-palooza’ obliquely refers to a higher-powered Lollapalooza road show that reaches Vancouver next week). 1993 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 26 Nov. (Weekend Mag.) Soulapalooza. You could say that the Budweiser Superfest is a Lollapalooza of soul. 1999 Wired May 156/4 There's also a reggae-palooza called Bob Marley—A Tribute to Freedom. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 June d1/2 In an age when..[architects] are ascribed the status of rock stars..[it is] the design equivalent of a global rock festival—an archipalooza. 2008 New Yorker 21 Jan. 82/3 On January 13th, it began a four-month Austenpalooza, in which it will present adaptations of the six Austen novels. 2020 TVEyes (Nexis) 28 Dec. I thought my biggest worry was finding my plain white lab coat to wear to Science-Palooza. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < comb. form1992 |
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