- a variation of trolley.
trolly
Americannoun
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trollies
plural
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This fall, the Aztecs will open Snapdragon Stadium, a $310 million facility in the Mission Valley district, which is a few trolly stops from the main campus.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
From the mildly trolly to the flagrantly offensive, RXK Nephew’s songs tend to fill up with so much self-canceling trash talk, whether he really believes what he’s saying might be beside the point.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022
While the trolly menaces who launch Pepe to notoriety remain mostly faceless in Feels Good Man, in Alex Lee Moyer’s debut documentary, TFW No GF, they become the central characters.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2020
Meanwhile, the account’s tone, neither inflammatory nor trolly, is a perfect counterweight to that unruly picture: It suggests an everyman driven to desperation by the chaos and malice around him.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2017
There came a Trooper riding by, Sing trolly, &c.
From Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6 by Thomas D'Urfey
Aged 11, Burn was released from the Newcastle academy and by 16 he was pushing trollies at a supermarket in his hometown of Blyth once a week.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
Dr David Shearn, a consultant in emergency medicine, said 57 patients were waiting for a hospital bed on Monday morning with people being kept on trollies in corridors.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023
We have spent billions of dollars on trains, trollies, bike paths, and sidewalks, but not nearly enough on the basic infrastructure most Minnesotans use every day: our roads and bridges.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2014
The retail giant John Lewis has seen some extraordinary sales spikes recently, including a year-on-year rise of 136% for steamers, 114% for hostess trollies and 102% for teasmades.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2013
Her quick fingers plucked at the city of New Orleans, magnifying it; the ink-outlined buildings and little moving trollies and beautiful houses stood straight up like a miniature dollhouse version of the city.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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