nilly-willy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnɪliˈwɪli/
Adverb
nilly-willy (comparative more nilly-willy, superlative most nilly-willy)
- (archaic) Synonym of willy-nilly
- 1910, Jewish Charities, volumes 1-4, page 4:
- Yet it has to be done and, nilly-willy, it is the business of the rabbi to take the foremost part.
Adjective
nilly-willy (comparative more nilly-willy, superlative most nilly-willy)
- (archaic) Synonym of willy-nilly
References
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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