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In some senses, lulu is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
lulu
/ˈluːlu/
noun 5name 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
ancient, eerie, many, older, real, sweet
VERB + LULU
gas, grade, name, parks, part, snow
LULU + NOUN
bett, halloween, home, island, it's, machines, mud, neighbourhood
PREP.
during, in, in, on, with
ADV.
dilly, partially, possibly
Definitions
noun
1
A remarkable person, object, or idea.
The funny part was, though, we were the worst skaters on the whole goddam^([sic]) rink. I mean the worst. And there were some lulus, too.
Mon-sewer, you are a lulu!
2
A very attractive or alluring person.
3
A very bad mistake or error.
noun
1
A fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.
name
1
A female given name.
"Do excuse me, and forgive my inquisitiveness. I was struck with the name Lulu." "You think it a baby name," she said, laughing. "O, no; it is wonderfully sweet to me! and may I sometimes call you so?"
There emerged from the fringe of things, where she perpetually hovered, Mrs. Deacon's older sister, Lulu Bett, who was "making her home with us." And that was precisely the case. They were not making her a home, goodness knows. Lulu was the family beast of burden.
2
A female given name.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The funny part was, though, we were the worst skaters on the whole goddam^([sic]) rink. I mean the worst. And there were some lulus, too.
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Mon-sewer, you are a lulu!
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Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dilly and a smasheroo.
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"Do excuse me, and forgive my inquisitiveness. I was struck with the name Lulu." "You think it a baby name," she said, laughing. "O, no; it is wonderfully sweet to me! and may I sometimes call you so?
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There emerged from the fringe of things, where she perpetually hovered, Mrs. Deacon's older sister, Lulu Bett, who was "making her home with us." And that was precisely the case. They were not making
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Lulu Island was named after a possibly Hawaiian showgirl, Lulu Sweet, in 1862.
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