2007-12-06 05:38:24 · 5 answers · asked by The Loiterer 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
There are actually two different words "loo" - a card game (which comes from lanterloo), and the lavatory.
The second may be related to -
Gardeyloo - From the French "gardez l'eau" or "garde a l'eau" or "gare l'eau". A cautioning phrase used in Edinburgh before the advent of city drains. ...
More commonly spelled Gardyloo. (gär' dè lòò'). interj. "A cry formerly used in Scotland to warn pedestrians when slops were about to be thrown from an upstairs window. [Anglicized form of F gare (de) l'eau beware of the water]."
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2007-12-06 08:06:44 · answer #1 · answered by Beardo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 00:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked it up on dictionary.com, and I recieved this answer:
Online Etymology Dictionary
loo (1)
"lavatory," 1940, but perhaps 1922, probably from Fr. lieux d'aisances, "lavatory," lit. "place of ease," picked up by British servicemen in France during World War I. Or possibly a pun on Waterloo, based on water closet.
Hope that helped!
2007-12-06 05:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by Kindle Kitten 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
apparently from an obsolete 17th century word - lanterloo. But I have heard different things too, so...
2007-12-06 05:42:28 · answer #4 · answered by 地獄 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
loo....???
do u mean...lol.
2007-12-06 05:51:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋