lollapalooza

[elipez]

Hi, I need to do a translation, including the word lollapalooza (there has been a lot of talk about this lollapalooza). What does that mean??It is obviously a person...

 

[Cagey]

It is unlikely to be a person. Could you provide context, please? For instance, a sentence containing the word would be helpful.

 

[TrentinaNE]

It is not a person, it is a large event, usually involving music.

Elisabetta

 

[elipez]

The context is ...All of Paris has been mumbling about a lollapalooza called Liza...

 

[TrentinaNE]

Is this from Pret-a-Porter? It seems to be a figurative reference: that wherever this Liza shows up, there is a whirlwind of activity.

Elisabetta

 

[elipez]

Yes, that is exactly where it's from... ;o))
I still think it is about HER, that she is a lollapalooza. Am I wrong????

 

[TrentinaNE]

Yes, it's about Liza, but figuratively -- as when people are referred to as a "hurricane" or a "carnival." It means that they have the same effect as one of those events.

Elisabetta

 

[elipez]

OK, thank you very much!!! ;o)))

 

[Loob]

Could it be that the (capital L) name of Elisabetta's large musical event derives from an older, more general meaning?

I'm sure I've heard "a lollapalooza" in old American films, meaning something like "a very large number" or "a stunning example". This website seems to bear out that use....

 

[bibliolept]

The use of "palooza" has been discussed in a previous thread: palooza

 

[Loob]

Well found, biblio!

The previous thread even explains the relationship between "lollapalooza-the-term" and "Lollapalooza-the-festival"

I'd never have thought of looking under 'palooza'.



(Totally off-topic thought: wonder if I should change my name? Lollapaloobza has a definite ring to it...)