"gardy loo" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj|nolinkhead=1}} gardy loo
  1. Alternative form of gardyloo Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gardyloo
    Sense id: en-gardy_loo-en-intj-Zg4hU8UH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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