lanterloo
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /læntəˈluː/
Noun

lanterloo

  1. (countable) A meaningless chant or refrain.
    • 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.
      The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo.
  2. (uncountable, cards) A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.
Synonyms
  • (card game) loo



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