lulu
pronunciation
How to pronounce lulu in British English:
UK ['lu:lu:]
How to pronounce lulu in American English:
US ['lulu]
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- Noun:
- a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Word Origin
- lulu (n.)
- "remarkable person or thing," 1886 (first attested in a baseball article from New Orleans, U.S.), of uncertain origin; some suggest a connection to earlier looly "beautiful girl," of unknown origin. But the reference more likely is to Lulu Hurst (1869-1950), the "Georgia Wonder," who was a popular attraction 1883-85 demonstrating her supposed mysterious "force" that allowed her to effortlessly move, with just a light touch, umbrellas and canes held tight by others. She barnstormed the U.S. and, at 15, was, briefly, one of the most famous women in the land. The skeptics soon explained her trick and burst the bubble, but not before her name was used as a word: Such [musically uneducated persons] start from the avowed or unavowed supposition that the pianist or violinist's art necessitates no higher qualities than does plate-spinning, dancing, or the feats of a Lulu. ["The Hero as Virtuoso," in "London Society magazine," 1883]
Example
- 1. 2 Mystery person is a friend no name lulu .
- 2. The finished products are sold in the lulu online storefront as ebooks or physical hard covers .
- 3. Mom doesn 't want to see you and lulu get ill .
- 4. I heard them say that you managed to make another lulu , sam.
- 5. Farmers are using everything from poison to hammers-and even their bare hands-to kill the rodents , lulu noted .