-a-palooza

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1. Forms the name of a promotional event such as a presentation.
   2007 Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, Christmas Belles, Dramatists Play Service, ISBN 082222190X, page 10

   Honey Raye: Honey Raye Futrelle and Company proudly present ... Bethlehem-A-Palooza!

   1998, Hal Erickson, Sid and Marty Krofft, A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children’s Television, 1969–1993, McFarland, ISBN 078640518X,

   September 16, 1995: The high-profile, high-rated Nickelodeon cable service runs Puf-a-Palooza, a 15-hour marathon of vintage Sid and Marty Krofft productions.

   2007, Paul Carr and Graham Pond, The Unofficial Tourists' Guide to Second Life, Macmillan, ISBN 0312376480, page 131

   The dealership is located in Motorati Island, a 96-acre plot which General Motors plans to give away, plot by plot, in land grants to Second Life Residents keen to practise their automotive-building skills. This scheme they have christened Land-a-Palooza.
2. Emphasizes or exaggerates the element of a situation.
   2002, Richie Tankersley, The Angel Chronicles, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0743431162, page 17

   “Halloween quiet?” Xander shot her a quizzical look. “I figured it would be a big old vamp scare-a-palooza.”

   2004, Evan Thoman, Election 2004, How Bush Won and What You Can Expect in the Future, ISBN 1586482939, page 68

   The room erupted into cheers. The staff meeting that day was a “laugh-a-palooza,” recalled a Bush aide.

   2007, Catherine Mulvany, Something Wicked, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 1416525572, page 102

   This area is spring-a-palooza, but so far none of the springs we’ve explored has met Nash’s criteria.

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