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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