lollapalooza
lol·la·pa·loo·za/ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/noun
lollapalooza is spelled L-O-L-L-A-P-A-L-O-O-Z-A: 12 letters and 5 syllables (lol·la·pa·loo·za). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lollapalooza means “An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lollapalooza is lollapaloozas.
How many letters and syllables are in lollapalooza?
| Letters | 12: L-O-L-L-A-P-A-L-O-O-Z-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: lol·la·pa·loo·za |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lollapalooza?
Lollapalooza appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lollapalooza?
- US /ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/
- UK /ˌlɒləpəˈluːzə/
Lollapalooza has 5 syllables, split lol·la·pa·loo·za in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-lollapalooza.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lollapalooza
- lollapaloozas plural
- lallapalooza
- lalapalooza
- lallapaloosa
- lolapalooza
- lolapaloosa
- lollapaloosa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lollapalooza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.
Here is a novel of low comedy and high raillery. It's a lollapalooza that turns out to be a comic elegy for old-time radio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lollapalooza in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lollapalooza come from?
Unknown. Compare lollypaloozer and lallapalootza, which are attested earlier with similar meaning. Compare also 19th century slang la-la something unusually good.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).