lulun.

1886 Lantern (New Orleans) 10 Nov. 6/3 Farrell's two baser was a lu-lu.

1896 G. Ade Artie ix. 76 Mebbe you think I ain't got a lulu of a head on me this morning.

1904 ‘O. Henry’ Cabbages & Kings xvii. 301 I smelt a million violets. She was a lulu. I told her I came in a private yacht.

1911 H. Quick Yellowstone Nights ix. 221 It was a lulu of a Society.

1922 H. Titus Timber iii. 38 She's a lulu though!

1940 R. Stout Over my Dead Body xiii. 176 You certainly picked a lulu for an adopted daddy.

1946 J. Irving Royal Navalese 111 Lulu, a lady of infinite allure but questionable character.

1963 Economist 9 Nov. 578/1 Its own rationale..of why it suddenly became obligatory for [oil] companies to consult governments before changing prices..might be described as a lulu performance.

1968 Jazz Monthly Oct. 19/2 A muddle unparalleled in the history of jazz record issues—and there have been some Lulus—seems to have taken place.

1969 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 July 6/1 His first job was, to use modern parlance, a lulu—census taker for the Island's west coast.

1971 Black Scholar Sept. 43/2 Joyce, honey, when you goof, its a lulu.

1972 D. Sale Love Bite iv. 50 I do hope you're not scared of earth tremors... This one was a real lulu.

1974 Evening News (Edinb.) 23 Nov. 8/4 There are some parts of a new book on spying that aren't fit to be printed... This one is a lulu. As long as two years ago, legal proceedings were initiated.