"whillywha" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whillywhas [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Compare whilly. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|whilly}} whilly Head templates: {{en-noun}} whillywha (plural whillywhas)
  1. (Scotland) a flattering deceiver Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-whillywha-en-noun-V42lYoxt Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Scotland) wheedling speech, cajolery Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-whillywha-en-noun-wFIaX6CP Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 58 19
  3. (Scotland) evasive indecisive speech Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-whillywha-en-noun-nQZNDdnH Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whilly-wha, whilly-whaw Related terms: williwaw

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for whillywha meaning in English (1.6kB)

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