loo

¹loo

noun \ˈlü\

Definition of LOO

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

Origin of LOO

short for obsolete English lanterloo, from French lanturelu twaddle

First Known Use: 1675

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

Rhymes with LOO

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo

²loo

transitive verb

Definition of LOO

: to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick

First Known Use of LOO

1680

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

³loo

noun

Definition of LOO

chiefly British

: toilet 3

Origin of LOO

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1940

Other Household Terms

cruet, curiosity, duvet, fiasco, sham, taper, valance, whatnot