willy

¹

Or wil·ley

[wil-ee]

noun

plural

willies 

1. willow.

verb (used with object)

willied, willying 

1. to willow (textile fibers).

willy

²

[wil-ee]

noun

Chiefly British Slang.

plural

willies 

1. penis.

Willy

³

[wil-ee]

noun

1. a male given name, form of William.

2. a female given name.

willy

/ ˈwɪlɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a childish or jocular term for penis

Word History and Origins

Origin of willy¹

First recorded in 1825–35; special use of dialect willy, Old English wilige “basket” (originally one made of willow twigs); akin to willow

Origin of willy²

First recorded in 1900–05; possibly from Willy ( def. )

Example Sentences

After dominating the first half of the 2026 qualifier, but seldom threatening to score, the Blue Sharks struck twice through Dailon Livramento and Willy Semedo in the first nine minutes after half-time before a 15,000 flag-waving crowd in Praia.

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Early second-half goals from Dailon Livramento and Willy Semedo set up the victory with Stopira adding a late third goal as Cape Verde became the country with the smallest population to represent Africa in the global showpiece.

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He described it as Willy Wonka-esque.

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"We know that a young player can suffer when he moves from another country to settle down here and to play for this club," said Chelsea assistant coach Willy Caballero, in the absence of Maresca after his red card.

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Three batters later Willy Adames drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Giants the lead, an advantage they extended to 3-1 on Matt Chapman’s soft grounder to short.

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