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{
"sense": "penis",
"word": "peter"
},
{
"word": "johnson"
},
{
"word": "wee-wee"
},
{
"word": "penis"
},
{
"word": "willie"
}
],
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "duduş"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "tissemand"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
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},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "dillermand"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "piemel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "pippeli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "kikkeli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "The penis",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "quéquette"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Pimmel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schniedel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Pullermann"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "poulí",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πουλί"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "fütyi"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "kuki"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pilibín"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pisello"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pisellino"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pipino"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ochinchin",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "おちんちん"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chinchin",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "ちんちん"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gochu",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "고추"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pipinna"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "siusiak"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pirilau"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pipi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bingola"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pisjún",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "писю́н"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pisjúnčik",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "писю́нчик"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pilila"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "The penis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "snopp"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "pipi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "The penis",
"word": "çük"
}
],
"word": "willy"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ɪli",
"Rhymes:English/ɪli/2 syllables",
"en:Genitalia",
"en:Willows and poplars"
],
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{
"form": "willies",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "willy (plural willies)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
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{
"word": "sticky willy"
},
{
"word": "wet willy"
},
{
"word": "the willies"
},
{
"word": "willy willy"
},
{
"word": "willy-nilly"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"en:Espionage"
],
"glosses": [
"A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it."
],
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[
"espionage",
"espionage"
],
[
"manipulate",
"manipulate"
],
[
"useful",
"useful"
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[
"agent",
"agent"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(espionage) A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it."
],
"topics": [
"espionage",
"government",
"military",
"politics",
"war"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈwɪli/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-willie.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/En-us-willie.ogg/En-us-willie.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/En-us-willie.ogg"
},
{
"audio": "En-au-willy.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6e/En-au-willy.ogg/En-au-willy.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/En-au-willy.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪli"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "willie"
}
],
"word": "willy"
}
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