Gardyloo (interjection)
gah-dee-loo
a cry formerly used in Britain to warn pedestrians when slops were about to be thrown from an upstairs window.
1760–70; Anglicized form of French gare ( de ) l’eau beware of the water
Example sentences
“Gardyloo! Watch out below.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
