GARDYLOO


Meaning of GARDYLOO in English

Pronunciation: ˌ gär-d ē - ' lü

Function: interjection

Etymology: perhaps from French garde à l'eau! look out for the water!

Date: 1622

― used in Edinburgh as a warning cry when it was customary to throw slops from the windows into the streets

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