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willy

1
or ɾ·

[ wil-ee ]

noun

plural willies.


verb (used with object)

willied, willying.
  1. to willow (textile fibers).

willy

2

[ wil-ee ]

noun

Chiefly British Slang.
plural willies.

Willy

3

[ wil-ee ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of William.
  2. a female given name.

willy

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a childish or jocular term for penis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of willy1

First recorded in 1825–35; special use of dialect willy, Old English wilige “basket” (originally one made of willow twigs); akin to willow

Origin of willy2

First recorded in 1900–05; possibly from Willy ( def )
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Roll out the red carpet for Corbin Burnes of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Willy Adames of the San Francisco Giants.

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L.A. will then have its own sort of Willy Wonka, a video game-loving, chocolate-obsessed magnate who never lost his inner child or compulsion for curiosity.

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So Willy Wonka sounds awesome to me.”

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And then, for a moment, Blackley does channel his inner Willy Wonka, wondering if, through chocolate, we can rediscover some childlike wonder and inquisitiveness.

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She tells the story of our community, and she makes it into a fantasy world, like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

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