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
looed; looing; loos
: to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick
chiefly British
Examples of loo in a Sentence
Noun (2)
he inquired as to whether there was a loo anywhere in the building
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Storage is at a premium in every room, but especially in small loos where cabinet-style vanities are often forgone in favor of space-saving pedestal sinks.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
Looky-loos peeked through the windows.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Wiseman took some time to defend Artemis 2's lunar loo on Thursday (April 16), during a press conference at which the mission's four crewmates — fellow NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen — discussed their historic mission.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Mini bars are disguised in Chinoiserie cabinets; bed heads are hand-embroidered; and the toto loo seats in the white-marble bathrooms exude a gentle heat.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Storage is at a premium in every room, but especially in small loos where cabinet-style vanities are often forgone in favor of space-saving pedestal sinks.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
Looky-loos peeked through the windows.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Wiseman took some time to defend Artemis 2's lunar loo on Thursday (April 16), during a press conference at which the mission's four crewmates — fellow NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen — discussed their historic mission.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Loo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loo. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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