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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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
California is famous for its native wildflowers that blossom each year—lookie-loos might spy iris, sky lupines, bluebells, dessert lilies, and arguably the most famous flower (the state’s official one), the California poppy.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
While smaller, cheaper properties were rushing toward showers-only loos, luxury hotels splashed out on trophy bathrooms with deluxe showers and shapely, free-standing tubs in one space.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
More water, more trips to the loo.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Catch up quick: Philly unveiled its first standalone loos in 2023 in North Philly's Fotterall Square and Center City, both of which are still going strong.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
California is famous for its native wildflowers that blossom each year—lookie-loos might spy iris, sky lupines, bluebells, dessert lilies, and arguably the most famous flower (the state’s official one), the California poppy.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
While smaller, cheaper properties were rushing toward showers-only loos, luxury hotels splashed out on trophy bathrooms with deluxe showers and shapely, free-standing tubs in one space.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
More water, more trips to the loo.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Loo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loo. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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