lu|lu

lu|lu¹ «LOO loo», noun.

U.S. Slang. an unusual thing or striking person: »

The thunderstorm was a lulu. They've just one gap left to fill from last February's floods, but it's a lulu—more than 30 feet deep and over 400 feet long (Wall Street Journal).

lu|lu² «LOO loo», noun.

U.S. Slang. an allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of expenses, which he does not have to itemize: »

... the redistribution of three committee “plums” in the Senate that carry “lulus” (New York Times).

╂[reduplication of lieu]