
Fun & Fancy Words:
As Mary Poppins taught us,
words can be fun!
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emember Mary Poppins’ supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? That’s definitely a fun and fancy word. And, don’t forget about King Lear’s flibbertigibbet. Needless to say, there’s also the magical incantation abracadabra. Here’s another wacky one.
Gardyloo:
A silly, fun-to-say word to be sure! But, if you were an 18th-century Scotsman walking down the street and heard it being hollered, you’d make an abrupt move away from any window you might be passing under.
It comes from the French expression, “Prenez garde a l’eau!” Which literally means ‘beware of the water.’ But in 18th-century Edinburgh it’s a warning that the person doing the hollering is about to empty their chamber pot out the window.
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