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billy

Pronunciation: /ˈbɪli/

The English word “billy” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
  2. A good friend.
  3. A billy goat.
  4. A silk handkerchief.
  5. A highwayman's club, billy club.
  6. A slubbing or roving machine.
  7. A tin with a swing handle used to boil tea over an open fire; a billycan; a billypot.
  8. A bong for smoking marijuana.
  9. A condom.

Etymology

Of obscure origin. Perhaps a variant of bully (“companion, mate, comrade”). Compare Scots billie (“a comrade; companion”). Compare also Middle Low German billig (“equitable, reasonable, lawful, fitting, according to natural law, just”).

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