"-a-palooza" meaning in English

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          "text": "Honey Raye: Honey Raye Futrelle and Company proudly present ... Bethlehem-A-Palooza!",
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          "ref": "2007, Paul Carr, Graham Pond, The Unofficial Tourists' Guide to Second Life, Macmillan,, page 131",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2004, Evan Thoman, Election 2004: How Bush Won and What You Can Expect in the Future, page 68",
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          "ref": "2007, Catherine Mulvany, Something Wicked, Simon and Schuster, page 102",
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