Definition
A Scots word shouted as a warning before emptying chamber pots or sewage out of windows onto the streets below.
Etymology
From Scots dialect, possibly derived from French 'gardes l'eau' (watch out for water) or 'gare de l'eau,' adapted into Scots as a warning cry.
Kelly Says
Imagine Edinburgh's medieval streets where people literally yelled 'gardyloo!' before dumping their toilet contents onto unsuspecting pedestrians below—this word captures a genuinely gross but hilarious part of urban history!
Translations
ARالعربية
جارديلو
ja-rdee-loo
BNবাংলা
গার্ডিলু
gar-dee-loo
CACatalà
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
CSČeština
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
DADansk
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
DEDeutsch
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
ELΕλληνικά
γαρντίλου
gar-dee-loo
ESEspañol
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
FAفارسی
گاردیلو
gar-dee-loo
FISuomi
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
FRFrançais
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
HAHA
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
HEעברית
גארדילו
gar-dee-loo
HIहिन्दी
गार्डीलू
gar-dee-loo
HUMagyar
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
IDBahasa Indonesia
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
ITItaliano
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
MRMR
गार्डीलू
gar-dee-loo
MSBahasa Melayu
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
MYမြန်မာ
ဂါးဒီလူ
ga-dee-loo
NLNederlands
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
NONorsk
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
PLPolski
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
PTPortuguês
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
RORomână
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
RUРусский
гардилу
gar-dee-loo
SVSvenska
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
SWKiswahili
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
TAதமிழ்
கார்டிலூ
kaar-dee-loo
TEతెలుగు
గార్డిలూ
gar-dee-loo
THไทย
การ์ดีลู
gaan-dee-loo
TLTL
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
TRTürkçe
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
UKУкраїнська
гардилу
gar-dee-loo
URاردو
گارڈیلو
gar-dee-loo
VITiếng Việt
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
YOYO
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo
ZUZU
gardyloo
gar-dee-loo