lollapalooza

lollapalooza

1. Something that is very large, awe inspiring, outstanding, or particularly remarkable. (Uncommon in modern usage, as most occurrences of the term are refer to the name of an annual musical festival.) We're looking to throw a lollapalooza of a party next weekend. This lawsuit is set to be a lollapalooza, one of the largest this country has ever seen. The meteorologist warned that the developing storm could become a devastating lollapalooza.
2. In poker, a fake hand of five specific cards chosen randomly at the beginning of a night's play that is supposedly allowed to trump any other hand on that night alone. So the story goes, the old cowboys thwarted the card sharp's Royal Flush by all declaring that their comrade's hand was a lollapalooza, which wins by default.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lollapalooza

(lɑləpəˈluzə)
1. n. something very big; something wondrous. Look at that bump on your head. That’s a lollapalooza!
2. n. a big lie. What a lollapalooza! You expect me to believe that?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • PFM
  • else
  • awe
  • awe inspiring
  • I've seen worse
  • (someone or something) to shout about
  • inch (one's) way along (something)
  • inch (oneself) along (something)
  • inch along
  • inch way along
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Red Hot Chili Peppers have spent the summer performing at music festivals around the world including Lollapalooza in Chicago, T in the Park in Scotland and Fuji Rock in Japan.
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Lollapalooza celebrates its 25th anniversary with a rocking lineup including Radiohead and LCD Soundsystem.
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NEW YORK (AFP) - Rap superstar Eminem will headline three Latin American editions of the Lollapalooza festival in 2016 after spending a year away from the stage.
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In his unmistakable Scottish accent, Reid had a few moments to talk about discovering punk music, being dubbed the "new Sex Pistols" and why Lollapalooza was one of the worst experiences of his career.
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