cully

American  

[kuhl-ee] / ˈkʌl i /

noun

plural

cullies

1. Archaic. a dupe.

2. Slang. fellow; companion.

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verb (used with object)

cullied, cullying

1. to trick; cheat; dupe.

cully British  

/ ˈkʌlɪ /

noun

1. slang pal; mate

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Etymology

Origin of cully

First recorded in 1655–65; perhaps shortening of cullion

Example Sentences

Call me a fool if you like, cully, but it was three or four year before I got the idee that there was anythink funny about Elbert.

From Living Alone by Benson, Stella

Nothing is more thrilling, thought he, than to be treated as a cully by the person you hold in the hollow of your hand.

From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

Thus, when by rooks a lord is plied,   Some cully often wins a bet, By venturing on the cheating side,   Though not into the secret let.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by Browning, William Ernst

"What sort of eyesight have you got, cully?" the gambler asked, holding up three cards with their faces outwards, so that the newcomer might see them.

From Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout by Leighton, Robert

Under cully, to which Mr. Wedgwood refers, he gives another etymology of coglione, and, we think, a wrong one.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various