billy
A fellow, companion, comrade, mateA fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
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Meaning
9 sensesA fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
(Geordie)A good friend.
A billy goat.
1970 August, Valerius Geist, Mountain Goat Mysteries, Field & Stream, page 62, Then, during three days, I was amazed to see nannies with kids attack and chase off large billies.
male goat
A highwayman's club, billy club.
A slubbing or roving machine.
(Australia, New Zealand)A tin with a swing handle used to boil tea over an open fire; a billycan; a billypot.
Let's get the billy and cook some beans.
(Australia, slang)A bong for smoking marijuana.
(slang)A condom.
(UK, obsolete, slang)A silk handkerchief.
Examples
123 sentencesHow many billy goats do you have?
Billy is very tall for his age.
Білі дуже високий для свого віку.
ruБилли очень высокий для своего возраста.
deBilly ist sehr groß für sein Alter.
Billy often hits his face against windows.
Where is the evidence, Billy? We need the evidence!
Де пруфи, Біллі? Нам потрібні пруфи!
ruГде пруфы, Билли? Нам нужны пруфы!
Billy, get lost! I don't want to see you here again.
Origin
Of obscure origin. Perhaps a variant of bully (“companion, mate, comrade”). Compare ScotsOf obscure origin. Perhaps a variant of bully (“companion, mate, comrade”). Compare Scots billie (“a comrade; companion”). Compare also Middle Low German billig (“equitable, reasonable, lawful, fitting, according to natural law, just”).
Uncertain, but probably extracted from Scots billypot (“a type of cooking pot”), perhaps originally from the name Billy, a diminutive of William.
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Forms
plural: billiesSynonyms
7 synonyms- male goat:billy goathe-goat
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