Meaning of loo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A half-mask, particularly (historical) those velvet half-masks fashionable in the 17th century as a means of protecting women's complexion from the sun.
   obsolete
3. A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.
   India
4. A lieutenant.
   US, slang
5. A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
6. The penalty paid to the pool in lanterloo for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick.
   uncountable
7. A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
8. An act that prompts such a penalty.
   uncountable
9. A game of lanterloo.
   uncountable
10. Any group of people.
    figuratively, uncountable

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Examples

“I suppose⟳ it is unreal because we have⟳ been expecting it [sc. World War II] for so long now, and have⟳ known that it must be got over before we can go on with our lives. Like⟳ in the night when you want⟳ to go to the loo and it is miles away down a freezing cold passage and yet you know⟳ you have⟳ to go down that passage before you can be happy and sleep⟳ again.”

“Ensure that the tents are well-sited and clean⟳, rubbish bins empty, and that the loos have⟳ toilet paper.”

“The lack of running water in rural areas often makes Western-style loos hygienic disasters. Suddenly the noncontact squat toilet doesn′t look⟳ like⟳ such a bad option any more (as long as you roll up your trouser legs).”

“Waterless urinals are a great way of keeping the guys out of the cubicle toilets, keeping the urine separated from the solid waste⟳ (when using composting loos) and reducing water consumption if you have⟳ flush loos.”

“And my Intreagues ſo baſhfully diſown / That they may doubted be by few or none, / May kiſs the Cards at Picque, Hombre,—Lu, / And ſo be taught to kiſs the Lady too; [...]”

“Ev'n mighty Pam that Kings and Queens o'erthrew, And mow'd down Armies in the Fights of Lu.”

“Yet, ladies are seldom at ombre or lue sick.”

“On entering the drawing-room, she found the whole party at loo.”

“Loo Mask. An half Mask.”

“It was a pitchy black night, as stifling as a June night can be, and the loo, the red-hot wind from the westward, was booming among the tinder-dry trees and pretending that the rain⟳ was on its heels.”

“I asked my loo to let⟳ me escort you in. I wanted a moment to thank⟳ you personally.” “There's no need⟳.” “So you said before, but there is. And was. I'll take⟳ you in to Lieutenant Ricchio.””

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