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nounPlural williesˈwɪliˈwɪli British informal OriginEarly 20th century: pet form of the given name William. RhymesBillie, billy, Chile, chilli (US chili), chilly, Dili, dilly, filly, frilly, ghillie, gillie, Gilly, hilly, Lillee, lily, Lyly, papillae, Philly, Piccadilly, piccalilli, silly, skilly, stilly, Tilly, willy-nilly nounPlural williesˈwɪliˈwɪli Australian, NZ informal A sudden outburst of anger or annoyance.
Phrasesinformal Display sudden anger. he chucks a willy when I ask him if he is ready to say sorry Example sentencesExamples - "Are you quite certain you didn't put it there? Innocently, I mean, just hoping she'd throw a willy."
- Maynard will chuck a willy if you compare them to each other.
- Royce'd throw a willy if he caught you out here.
- Most receivers just don't like the cloud storage, and chuck a willy.
- Although you have cast dispersions on my integrity, I will not throw a willy.
Origin1930s: perhaps from willy-willy. nounˈwɪliˈwilē British informal OriginEarly 20th century: pet form of the given name William. nounˈwɪliˈwilē Australian, NZ informal A sudden outburst of anger or annoyance.
Phrasesinformal Display sudden anger. he chucks a willy when I ask him if he is ready to say sorry Example sentencesExamples - Royce'd throw a willy if he caught you out here.
- Most receivers just don't like the cloud storage, and chuck a willy.
- Although you have cast dispersions on my integrity, I will not throw a willy.
- Maynard will chuck a willy if you compare them to each other.
- "Are you quite certain you didn't put it there? Innocently, I mean, just hoping she'd throw a willy."
Origin1930s: perhaps from willy-willy. |