willy

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A male given name, diminutive of William
a person whom the speaker dislikes
the penis
diminutive of William
{i} male first name (short form of William)
A large wicker basket
A boy's or man's willy is his penis. willies a penis
Same as 1st Willow, 2
Willy Wix
the barn owl, tyto alba
willy nilly
Seemingly at random, haphazardly

Alice in Wonderland describes a place where random things happen all willy nilly.

willy nilly
Without regard for consequences or the will of those affected

So people chasing money churn out novels willy nilly.

willy nilly
Whether desired or not
willy willies
plural form of willy willy
willy willy
a dust devil
willy-nilly
Alternative spelling of willy nilly
willy-willy
Alternative spelling of willy willy: a severe tropical cyclone or dust devil
willy-nilly
without direction or planning; haphazardly
willy-nilly
whether one likes it or not
Willy Brandt
orig. Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm born Dec. 18, 1913, Lübeck, Ger. died Oct. 8/9, 1992, Unkel, near Bonn German statesman. As a young Social Democrat, he fled to Norway to avoid arrest after the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s. There he assumed the name Willy Brandt and worked as a journalist. Returning to Germany after World War II, he was elected to parliament in 1949 and became mayor of West Berlin (1957-66), a post in which he achieved world fame. He led a coalition government as chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-74). As chancellor, he improved relations with East Germany, other communist nations in eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union and helped strengthen the European Economic Community. For these efforts he received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1971. He remained the leader of the Social Democratic Party until 1987
Willy Claes
former secretary general of NATO who was born in Belgium in 1938
Willy Messerschmitt
born June 26, 1898, Frankfurt am Main, German Empire died Sept. 17, 1978, Munich, W.Ger. German aircraft designer. From 1926 he was chief designer and engineer at the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in Augsburg, Ger., which in 1938 became Messerschmitt AG. In 1939 his first military aircraft, the Messerschmitt 109 (Me 109), set a speed record of 481 mph (775 km/hr). In World War II his factory produced 35,000 Me 109's for the German air force, as well as the Me 110 bomber, the Me 163 rocket-propelled plane, and the Me 262, the first combat jet. Under a postwar ban on aircraft production, his firm made prefab housing and sewing machines until 1958
willy nilly
See Will I, nill I, etc
willy nilly
under 3d Will
willy-nilly
it must be, it has to happen
willy-nilly
If something happens to you willy-nilly, it happens whether you like it or not. The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation
willy-nilly
If someone does something willy-nilly, they do it in a careless and disorganized way, without planning it in advance. Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly
willy-nilly
without having a choice
willy-nilly
(adj), impotent
willy-nilly
in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
willy-nilly
impotent
willy-nilly
Nolens volens; willing or not Will-he, nill-he, where nill is n' negative, and will, just as nolens is n'-volens
Willie
A female given name derived from William or Wilhelmina, often given in the form Willie Mae

Most of the names sounded white. There was Willie Mae Jones, Leroy Washington, Roosevelt Tucker, Bessie Lou Bean, and a few other black names. But the list looked awfully pale.

Willie
A male given name, diminutive of William

But the professor's voice had risen slightly in a question as he read Jimmy Willie Hall off the class card. The professor had intended no rudeness and he made this clear by nodding in ackowledgement to Jim's Heah, but someone in the back of the room had sniggered and this churlishness to a stranger had embarrassed Ellen, embarrassed all the more because she, too, had smiled at the ludicrous sound.

wet willy
A prank whereby a saliva-moistened finger is inserted into an unsuspecting person's ear, often with a slight twisting motion

Ben is such a tool - I'm going to give him a wet willy.

willies
A feeling of nervousness or fear (usually in the phrase give someone the willies.)

Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.

willies
plural form of willy
nilly-willy
Converse spelling of willy-nilly stand,ng for "will I, nill I" or "I am willing, I am unwilling". It means 'whether one likes it or not'
Willie
derived from William, usually given in the form Willie Mae
Willie
{i} male first name (form of William)
willie
alternative spelling of willy
willie
{i} (British Slang) penis
willie
see willy. Dixon Willie Hoppe Willie Lanier Willie Edward Mays Willie Howard Mosconi Willie Nelson Willie Willie Shoemaker Simms Willie
willies
feelings of uneasiness; "that guy gave me the willies
willies
{i} uneasy feeling; chills; nervousness (Slang)
willies
feelings of uneasiness; "that guy gave me the willies"
willies
plural of willy
willy

    Hyphenation

    Wil·ly

    Turkish pronunciation

    wîli

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwəlē/ /ˈwɪliː/

    Etymology

    () * Possibly a contraction of Latin membrum virile, male member (that is, the penis), a Latin term used in English in the nineteenth century; also possibly the simple use of a proper name as a pet name; compare dick, fanny and peter.

    Common Collocations

    willy nilly

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