SINCE 1828
loo
noun (1)
\ ˈlü
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Definition of loo
(Entry 1 of 3)
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
verb
looed;
looing;
loos
Definition of loo (Entry 2 of 3)
: to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick
loo
noun (2)Definition of loo (Entry 3 of 3)
chiefly British
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