Palooza
//pəˈlu.zə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An exaggerated event. neologism
"It was not a rumor, not merely news item, or talk, or fad. It became a palooza beyond even Johnnie Gold’s desires—a wonderment scattering far and wide out of the spacious mouth of the sky, billowing everywhere and expanding forever."
Example
More examples"It was not a rumor, not merely news item, or talk, or fad. It became a palooza beyond even Johnnie Gold’s desires—a wonderment scattering far and wide out of the spacious mouth of the sky, billowing everywhere and expanding forever."
Etymology
From Lollapalooza, a music festival, from lallapalooza, or from other events ending in -a-palooza which were named based on those two words.
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