Loo ● \loo\ ● – Noun – Bathroom.
Gardex l’eau she cried.
“Too late” groused the soused old man.
Chamber pot emptied
From Oxford Living Dictionary and Kottkey:
When people flung their potty waste out of the window, they
would shout
“Gardez l'eau” [gar-day low]. That's French for “watch out for the
water”. We probably get the word “loo” from this expression. Some people think
it comes from “Room 100” which is what European people used to call the
bathroom. A third theory refers to the trade name 'Waterloo', which appeared
prominently displayed on the iron cisterns in many British outhouses during the
early 20th century.
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