Lulu, pronounced LOO-loo, is a noun for a remarkable person, idea, or thing. It first appeared in documented use in 1886 and may stem from a nickname.
Lulu (LOO-loo) is a noun meaning a remarkable person, idea, or thing. Its use dates back to 1886, possibly originating from a nickname for Louise.
| Front | lulu \LOO-loo\ |
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| Back | noun A remarkable person, idea, or thing. [Perhaps from the nickname for Louise. Earliest documented use: 1886.] "I told my students about an incident from my boyhood, my first-ever interaction with a fungus, and it was a lulu." - Robert Klose; The Three-Legged Woman and Other Excursions in Teaching; University Press of New England; 2010. |
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