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lollapalooza

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɒləpəˈluːzə/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: L AA2 L AH0 P AH0 L UW1 Z AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unknown. Compare lollypaloozer and lallapalootza, which are attested earlier with similar meaning. Compare also 19th century slang la-la something unusually good.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: úlet — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind
  • Czech: cufíl — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind
  • Finnish: omituisuus — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind
  • Finnish: kummallisuus — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind
  • German: Knaller — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind
  • German: Knüller — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind
  • German: Kracher — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind
  • Polish: rewelacja — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind
  • Polish: odjazd — outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind