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单词 -palooza
释义

-paloozacomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Forms:

α. 1900s– -palooza (frequently after a vowel).

β. 1900s– -apalooza.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Lollapalooza.
Etymology: In α. forms < -palooza (in Lollapalooza, the name of an alternative music festival founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1991: see lollapalooza n. Additions). In β. forms < -apalooza (in Lollapalooza).The α. forms are found chiefly after a first element ending in a vowel, although there are also instances where the first element ends in a consonant, as e.g. Austenpalooza in quot. 2008.
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.
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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).
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