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.”
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