gardyloo
[gahr-dee-loo]
interjection
(a cry formerly used in Scotland to warn pedestrians when slops were about to be thrown from an upstairs window.)
Nearby words
- gardner, erle stanley,
- gardner, isabella stewart,
- gardner, john,
- gardner, john william,
- gardner-diamond syndrome,
- gare,
- gareth,
- garfield,
- garfield heights,
- garfield mountain
Origin of gardyloo
1760–70; Anglicized form of French gare (de) l'eau beware of the water
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