(ˈɡɑːdɪˌluː ) noun. archaic. a warning cry given before throwing dirty water from a window. Those living on the top floor of tenements would dispose of their urine by emptying the container into the street out of an open window, shouting 'Gardyloo!'
Origin of gardyloo1. 1760–70; Anglicized form of French gare ( de ) l'eau beware of the water.
Coming from the French expression, “Prenez garde a l'eau!” - meaning literally 'beware of the water' - gardyloo was the phrase shouted from the upper floors of tenement buildings by residents as they emptied their chamber pots from the windows above.
This was from the French gardez l'eau, meaning 'mind the water'. However, this expression seems to have become obsolete before the word 'loo' took hold.
Interjection. gardyloo. (Scotland, obsolete) Used by people in medieval Scotland to warn passers-by of waste about to be thrown from a window into the street below. The term was still in use as late as the 1930s and 1940s, when many people had no indoor toilets.
noun. archaic. a warning cry given before throwing dirty water from a window. Those living on the top floor of tenements would dispose of their urine by emptying the container into the street out of an open window, shouting 'Gardyloo!' to warn anyone below.
UK informal. /ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/ uk. /ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/ a collection of objects that are not important: I've just got to clear all this gubbins off my desk before I start working.
Before throwing the waste out the window, they'd yell “Guardez l'eau!” The term “guardez l'eau” first came to English as “gardy-loo” and then shortened to “loo”, which eventually came to mean the toilet itself.
Gardez Bien - Means Guard Well – is a motto used by General Montgomery's family.
An taigh-beag. Did you get caught out by the last phrase? You have learnt the Gaelic for a small house is taigh beag and the Gaelic for toilet is taigh-beag and we all know this is adorable. When talking about the toilet in the dative case, it's best practice to lenite the beag.
-Used in Edinburgh as a warning cry when it was customary to throw slops from the windows into the streets. From French garde à l'eau! look out for the water! Used in a sentence: “Always a courteous lad, Sean was heard to exclaim 'Gardyloo!
(also cattywampus, us/ˌkæt̬.iˈwɑːm.pəs/ uk/ˌkæt.iˈwɒm.pəs/) going badly, awkwardly, or in the wrong direction: The script is spoiled by its catawampus rhythms and its lack of consistency and plausibility.
Les toilettes, also known in French slang as les chiottes, are most frequently found in a dedicated room called le WC.
French Slang #10: Chouette
Meaning: "Cool" in French slang or "Nice." A way to say what is “cool” in French slang is “chouette” is an endearing way to describe something pleasant or enjoyable.
Definitions of snickersnee. noun. fighting with knives. synonyms: cut-and-thrust, knife fight.
the Irish (people) les Irlandais. Collins Beginner's English-French Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers.
: keep (the) faith : stay faithful and hopeful.
French Translation. pipi. More French words for wee-wee. le pipi noun. pee, wee.
Wiping in the Medieval Times
This included items such as hay, wood shavings, corn cobs, and even iron cables.
Some designated “bathroom spaces” outside the village, or behind the bushes, or underneath the trees. Some went out to the riverbanks, letting the excrement get carried away by water—possibly to the dismay of the villagers living downstream. For as long as the settlements were small, those methods worked.
17th and 18th Century Toilets Became Cesspits
During this time, many took to their gardens to create a cesspit where they would bury their waste. Overnight, Night Soil Men would then empty the pits and remove the waste. A few tweaks were made to this design with many then reverting to using privies and outside toilets.
a rude word for a stupid mistake or idea, or for a moment of forgetting something or being confused: When I was cooking, I had a brain fart and burned the pan.
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) synonyms: countenance, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage.
Silly Billy was a type of clown common at fairs in England during the 19th century. They were also common in London as street entertainers, along with the similar clown, Billy Barlow. The act included playing the part of a fool or idiot, impersonating a child and singing comic songs.