pillaloo

Etymology

Of Irish origin; originally began as a hunting cry.

intj

  1. A cry of sorrow or distress“Oh, pillaloo! why should ye go, my boy, and lave all the good atin and drinkin?”

noun

  1. A chorus of sorrow or distress“So you may fancy the pillaloo that went up when the Overseers posted their new assessment on the church door and ‘twas found they’d ruled out no less than sixty voters known, or suspected to be, in Dr. Macann’s interest.”