palooza

== English == === Etymology === From Lollapalooza, a music festival, from lallapalooza, or from other events ending in -a-palooza which were named based on those two words. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəˈlu.zə/ === Noun === palooza (plural paloozas) (neologism) An exaggerated event. 2005, John Lithgow, “Boredom Blasters”, “Rainy Day Fun Edition”, Running Press, →ISBN, page 5 That’s a palooza, in a nutshell: flexing your creative muscles to make your own fun. So have a go at one or all of these, and don’t say I didn’t warn you—once you get a taste of doing a palooza, you’ll go from wondering what you’re going to do all day to wondering where all the time went! ==== Related terms ==== -a-palooza