loo
1 of 3noun (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
2 of 3verb
looed; looing; loos
transitive verb
: to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick
loo
3 of 3noun (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
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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
loo
noun
as in restroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste he inquired as to whether there was a loo anywhere in the building Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- restroom
- bathroom
- toilet
- lavatory
- washroom
- bath
- potty
- john
- cloakroom
- latrine
- bog
- can
- water closet
- commode
- convenience
- comfort station
- outhouse
- head
- pan
- privy
- pot
- garderobe
- jakes
- ladies
- half bath
- powder room
- ladies' room
- men's room
- distributive fault
- distributive function
- distributive justice
- distributive law
- distributive operation
- distributive principle
- distributively
- distributiveness
- distributivenesses
- distributives
- distributivism
- distributivities
- distributivity
- distributor
- distributors
- distributorship
- grapheme
- graphemes
- graphemic
- graphemically
- graphemics
- graphene
- graphic
- graphic accent
- graphic arts