name
Meaning 1
A female given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
lulu
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈluːluː/
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rhymes with -uːlu
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/ˈluːlu/
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CMU ARPABET: L UW1 L UW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A female given name.
A diminutive of the female given names Louisa, Louise, Lucy, or Lucille.
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name
Meaning 3
A female given name from Chinese.
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name
Meaning 4
A unisex given name from Arabic.
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name
Meaning 5
A unisex given name from Arabic.
A female given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Pearl.
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noun
Meaning 6
A remarkable person, object, or idea.
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Usage: slang
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Synonyms: exception, ace, innovation, champion, comedy, surprise, doozie, humdinger
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noun
Meaning 7
A very attractive or alluring person.
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Usage: slang
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Synonyms: babe, beauty, cutie, doll, stunner
Antonyms: dog, fright, monster, monstrosity, sight
noun
Meaning 8
A very bad mistake or error.
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Usage: slang
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Synonyms: aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, break, clanger, cock-up, disadventure, error, fault, faux pas, floater, flub, fluff, fuckup, gaffe, goof, howler, inaccuracy, lapse, lapsus, mess-up, misadventure, misstep, mistake, oopsy, screwup, slip, slip-up, slipup, stumble, thinko, wrength, solecism, erroneity
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noun
Meaning 9
A fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.
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Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 10
Locally unwanted land use.
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noun
Meaning 11
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, looker, mantrap, dish
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Broader terms: woman, adult female
History
Etymology
A reduplication of Lu, a clipping of given names with the first syllable of Lu, Lou, such as Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa.
Borrowed from Chinese 璐璐, 露露 (lùlù, lùlu), 璐露, 露璐, etc.; in turn from 璐, 露, etc. From the Chinese practice of reduplicating a syllable or character to create a female name. * From Mandarin Lù Lù, Lù-Lù, Lù-lù, Lùlù / Lu4lu4 / ㄌㄨˋㄌㄨˋ; in turn from Lù/lù, ㄌㄨˋ, Lu4/lu4. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH * From Cantonese Lou6lou6; in turn from Lou6/lou6. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH * From Taishanese Lu5lu5; in turn from Lu5/lu5. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH
From Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, literally “pearl”).
Probably from American stage magician Lulu Hurst (1869–1950).
From the phrase in lieu.
Coined in 1981 by American urban planning professor Frank J. Popper in his paper, “Siting LULUs”, Planning Magazine.