Billie
Americannoun
Usage
What does billie mean? There are any number of famous Billies out there—Billie Jean King, Billie Holiday, and Billie Eilish, to name a few. But when it isn't a name, billie can variously refer to a good friend, a policeman's nightstick, money, or a pipe or bong for smoking marijuana.
Example Sentences
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It was to follow on from the series finale in May 2025, in which Ncuti Gatwa's incarnation of the Doctor regenerated into Billie Piper, who previously played the Doctor's assistant, Rose.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Larry W. King, the former husband of tennis legend Billie Jean King who partnered with her on the creation of the WTA Tour and ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The finale saw his Doctor regenerate, and the episode closed with the surprise reintroduction of Billie Piper, who previously played Rose Tyler in the show.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Architects Billie Tsien and Tod Williams brushed off criticism, saying that Obama himself was inspired by the chunky works of the modernist Romanian sculptor.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Walt and Billie didn't try to prevent Chris from going, although they persuaded him to take Walt’s Texaco credit card for emer-gencies and exacted a promise from their son to call home every three days.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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