lulu
n. countablen. someone or something that is very impressive, unusual, or excellent. You use this when you find something quite remarkable or even funny because it is so extreme.
n. a person, object, or idea that is remarkable, outstanding, or highly impressive. Often carries a humorous or slightly ironic tone when describing something extreme or surprising.
That last joke he told was a real lulu.
After hours of searching for a mistake, she found a lulu of an error that had crashed the entire system.
The storm last night was a real lulu, knocking down several ancient oaks and leaving the entire valley without power for nearly forty-eight hours.
A reduplication of Lu, a clipping of given names with the first syllable of Lu, Lou, such as Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa.
Borrowed from Chinese 璐璐, 露露, 璐露, 露璐, etc.; in turn from 璐, 露, etc. From the Chinese practice of reduplicating a syllable or character to create a female name. * From Mandarin Lù Lù, Lù-Lù, Lù-lù, Lùlù / Lu4lu4 / ㄌㄨˋㄌㄨˋ; in turn from Lù/lù, ㄌㄨˋ, Lu4/lu4. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH * From Cantonese Lou6lou6; in turn from Lou6/lou6. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH * From Taishanese Lu5lu5; in turn from Lu5/lu5. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH
From Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, literally “pearl”).
Often used in the construction 'a lulu of a(n) [noun]' to emphasize the quality of the following word.