willy

or wil·ley

[ wil-ee ]

/ ˈwɪl i /

noun, plural wil·lies.

verb (used with object), wil·lied, wil·ly·ing.

to willow (cotton).

Words nearby willy

willowware, willowy, willpower, wills, willstätter, willy, willy wagtail, willy-nilly, willy-willy, willyard, willywacks

Origin of willy

1825–35; special use of dial. willy, Old English wilige basket (orig. one made of willow twigs); akin to willow

Definition for willy (2 of 2)

Willy

[ wil-ee ]

/ ˈwɪl i /

noun

a male given name, form of William.

a female given name.

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Examples from the Web for willy

At the climax of the play, Willy Loman ruefully tells his two sons that he was fired that day from his job.
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As Steve Martin said on Twitter, “If you missed him as Willy Loman, you missed a Willy Loman for all time.”
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But it was his Willy Loman that theater audiences of recent years will remember.
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One lost game and he seems as bereft and broken as Willy Loman.
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Being inside is like a visit to a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory of art: overwhelming, whimsical, and otherworldly.
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As she stood over Willy, parting the hair with her gentle finger upon his little pale brow, her tears dropped upon his face.
A Life's Secret|Mrs. Henry Wood
Next morning I called for Janet and, willy nilly, carried her off there and then to call on Alie.
The Beautiful White Devil|Guy Boothby
Willy was amply rewarded with the smile the young ladies bestowed on him.
The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader|W.H.G. Kingston
All at once Willy Cameron was staring at a closed door, on the inner side of which a bolt was being slipped.
A Poor Wise Man|Mary Roberts Rinehart
“There are some people lying at the bottom of the boat,” observed Willy.
The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for willy

willy

/ (ˈwɪlɪ) /

noun

British informal a childish or jocular term for penis

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