Meanings
nounlallapalootza (plural lallapalootzas)
plural lallapalootzas · alternative lollapalooza · alternative lalapalooza
- USslangSomething very good of its kind.
Saturday night we had our final parade with the fireworks finish, and it was a lallapalootza!
1904, Hugh McHugh, I'm from Missouri (They had to Show Me), New York: G.W. Dillingham, →OCLC, page 89
Origin
Origin unknown. Probably a fanciful formation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish huippujuttu, mahtava
- huippujuttusomething very good of its kind
- mahtavasomething very good of its kind
- mieletönsomething very good of its kind
Polish rewelacja, odjazd
- rewelacjasomething very good of its kind
- odjazdsomething very good of its kind
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APA
lallapalootza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lallapalootza
MLA
“lallapalootza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lallapalootza. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lallapalootza,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lallapalootza.
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