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billy¹ Definition

billy (bilē)

noun pl. -·lies

a club or heavy stick; truncheon, esp. one carried by a policeman

Etymology: < billet

billy² Definition

billy (bilē)

noun pl. -·lies

Austral. a can or kettle used in outdoor cooking

Etymology: < Australian billycan < ? native term billa, water (as in billabong) + can

Billy Definition

Billy (bilē)

noun

a masculine name

billy Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • post: Posted by billy on 13 January, 2004 at 11:19 AM My work used to take me into strange places.
  • review: Reviewed by billy from UK on 28th Jun 2005 YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

Converse of object

  • see: Above you can see a small billy can for boiling and a mini wok for frying.
  • boil: We had a picnic lunch and boiled the billy on an open fire.
  • think: Good gig, tho I have to say I thought the billy at Manchester were a little more up for it.
  • keep: Keep a slight billy and janice adventurous and travel.

Adjective modifier

  • silly: Until then turn your computer off and stop being such a silly billy.
  • new: Lomas and Maguire have since left, but Mower continues in the role along with two new Billies, Travis Yates and Leon Cooke.
  • little: No I know I'll stay up on the net just to provoke a response from those two silly little Billies.
  • different: Because I really want to see it again with a different billy!

Modifies a noun

  • bragg: On the way, Stevie and I managed to catch billy bragg at the leftfield.
  • elliot: BILLY ELLIOT - Victoria Palace Theater Musical of the film about mining town boy who wants to dance, with songs by Elton John.
  • goat: Three billy goats, three magic beans, three beautiful sisters, three wicked witches or even three bothered bears.
  • club: He will only hit you with his billy club.
  • can: This 14cm Stainless Steel Kettle is made by the same people who make the billy cans.
  • mile: BILLY MILES is thrown to the ground, a large bloody hole in his torso.

Noun used with modifier

  • hill: People in Scotland start saying " A bit hill billy... eh?
  • bit: People in Scotland start saying " A bit hill billy... eh?
billy Quotes

Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree; And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling, 'Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.' Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling, Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag, Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.

—Paterson, Banjo (Andrew Barton)

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