lallapalootza

English

Alternative forms

• lollapalooza
• lalapalooza

Etymology

Origin unknown. Probably a fanciful formation.

Noun

lallapalootza (plural lallapalootzas)

1. (US, slang) Something very good of its kind.
   • 1904, Hugh McHugh, I'm from Missouri (They had to Show Me), New York: G.W. Dillingham, →OCLC, page 89:

     Saturday night we had our final parade with the fireworks finish, and it was a lallapalootza!

Derived terms

• -a-palooza
• palooza

Translations

something very good of its kind

• Finnish: huippujuttu; mahtava (fi), mieletön (fi) (adjectives)