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loo

(luː)
Word forms: plural loos
countable noun
A loo is a toilet.
[British, informal]
I asked if I could go to the loo.
...public loos.

loo in British English 1

(luː)
nounWord forms: plural loos
British an informal word for lavatory (sense 1)
Word origin
C20: perhaps from French lieux d'aisance water closet

loo in British English 2

(luː)
nounWord forms: plural loos
1. 
a gambling card game
2. 
a stake used in this game
Word origin
C17: shortened form of lanterloo, via Dutch from French lanterelu, originally a meaningless word from the refrain of a popular song

loo in British English 3

(luː)
verb
a variant spelling of lou

loo in American English 1

(lu)
noun
1. 
a former card game played for a pool made up of stakes and forfeits
verb transitive
2. 
to cause to pay a forfeit at loo
Word origin
contr. < lanterloo < Fr lanturelu, name of the game, orig. fanciful word in refrain of a 17th-c. song

loo in American English 2

(lu)
noun
British, Slang
a toilet
Word origin
< Fr lieux, short for les lieux d'aisances, toilets, lit., places of conveniences

Examples of 'loo' in a sentence
loo

Hopefully we'll now get loads of free loo roll.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The other day I put a new carpet in the downstairs loo.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Why are men always expected to put the loo seat down?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That would struggle to make the downstairs loo.
The Sun (2012)
The wall tiles were salvaged from a public loo.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Our own loo roll and then we will know we are massive.
The Sun (2010)
We barely remember to put the loo seat down.
The Sun (2012)
She will scrub the downstairs loo and cook his meals.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The loo seat in the hotel bathroom was hot.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And then had to go and lock himself in the downstairs loo to think about it?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He liked to nick loo rolls as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And ensure that the loo seat is down.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Turn a visit to the bathroom into a sporting triumph with this solid oak loo roll holder with walnut stand.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Is your downstairs loo looking neglected?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The big thing is loo roll.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Still can't bring yourself to use a public loo?
The Sun (2015)
Most impressive of all, there are signs pointing to public loos.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The downstairs loo will lap them up, mind.
The Sun (2012)
My girlfriend went to the downstairs loo and her friend whispered that she'd meet me upstairs.
The Sun (2010)
They watched nearly 4,000 people in public loos and found the average user only spends six seconds at the sink.
The Sun (2013)
The 22-year-old lost her way without a torch and vanished over the edge as she returned from the public loos.
The Sun (2013)
I recently sold one for 8,000 to an elderly couple who needed to be near the public loos.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

Word lists with
loo

card games

In other languages
loo

British English: loo /luː/ NOUN
A loo is a toilet.
  • American English: bathroom
  • Arabic: مِرْحَاضٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: toalete
  • Chinese: 厕所
  • Croatian: toalet
  • Czech: záchod
  • Danish: wc
  • Dutch: wc
  • European Spanish: váter IngBrit
  • Finnish: vessa
  • French: WC
  • German: Klo
  • Greek: αποχωρητήριο
  • Italian: gabinetto
  • Japanese: トイレ
  • Korean: 화장실
  • Norwegian: do
  • Polish: toaleta
  • European Portuguese: casa de banho
  • Romanian: toaletă
  • Russian: уборная
  • Latin American Spanish: inodoro
  • Swedish: toa
  • Thai: ห้องน้ำ
  • Turkish: tuvalet
  • Ukrainian: вбиральня
  • Vietnamese: nhà vệ sinh

Definition of 'loo'

Chinese translation of 'loo'

loo

(luː) (Brit) (inf)

n (c)

  1. 厕(廁)所 (cèsuǒ) (个(個), gè)
    美 = bathroom
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