英语词汇lulus的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

lulus. The lulus we hear most about today are those taken by state legislators, who have been known to abuse them. A lulu, in this respect, is any tax-free item in an official expense ac- count that is regarded as “in lieu of ” part of a salary. The term is a recent one, dating back only 20 years or so, and apparently derives from the word “lieu.” If it does, lulu is one of the sim- plest of reduplications, that is, new words formed from the repetition of elements in an older word. Like mama and papa, it contains one basic sound that is repeated. But some authori- ties think that lulu is just a special use of the earlier term lulu, for “any remarkable or outstanding person or thing.” The earli- er word has been traced back to 1886, and since it was often used to describe an attractive woman (“She’s a real lulu”) it is thought to derive from the common girl’s name Lulu, often a nickname for Louise. Lulu, or loo, is a British euphemism for toilet.

词汇	lulus
词源	lulus. The lulus we hear most about today are those taken by state legislators, who have been known to abuse them. A lulu, in this respect, is any tax-free item in an official expense ac- count that is regarded as “in lieu of ” part of a salary. The term is a recent one, dating back only 20 years or so, and apparently derives from the word “lieu.” If it does, lulu is one of the sim- plest of reduplications, that is, new words formed from the repetition of elements in an older word. Like mama and papa, it contains one basic sound that is repeated. But some authori- ties think that lulu is just a special use of the earlier term lulu, for “any remarkable or outstanding person or thing.” The earli- er word has been traced back to 1886, and since it was often used to describe an attractive woman (“She’s a real lulu”) it is thought to derive from the common girl’s name Lulu, often a nickname for Louise. Lulu, or loo, is a British euphemism for toilet.
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