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
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Origin and Etymology of loo
short for obsolete English lanterloo, from French lanturelu twaddle
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Definition of loo
transitive verb
: to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick
First Known Use of loo
1680
Origin and Etymology of loo
origin unknown
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