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.
gardyloo (plural gardyloos)
(Scotland, historical) A cry of "gardyloo".
An act of discarding waste or some other substance from a height. Also attributive and figurative.
(figurative) Caution, warning.
Source: Wiktionary
Gar`dy*loo", n. Etym: [F. gare l'eau beware of the water.]
Definition: An old cry in throwing water, slops, etc., from the windows in Edingburgh. Sir. W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
