English Explanatory Dictionary

gardyloo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. A cry used to warn passersby that a vessel of wastewater is about to be emptied into the street.
noun
  1. A cry of “gardyloo”.
  2. An act of discarding waste or some other substance from a height. Also attributive and figurative.
  3. Caution, warning.

Pronunciation

/ɡɑːdɪˈluː/ en-au-gardyloo.ogg

Word forms

gardyloo gardy loo gardyloos

Etymology

From French (prenez) garde à l'eau (“take heed of the water”). First attested in 1662, in the burgh records of Edinburgh.

Related words

loo
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