billy
pronunciation
How to pronounce billy in British English:
UK [ˈbɪli]
How to pronounce billy in American English:
US [ˈbɪli]
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- Noun:
- a short stout club used primarily by policemen
- male goat
Word Origin
- billy (n.)
- "club," 1848, American English, originally burglars' slang for "crowbar;" meaning "policeman's club" first recorded 1856, probably from nickname of William, applied to various objects (compare jack, jimmy, jenny).
Example
- 1. Do you remember billy black down at la push ?
- 2. They draw on a christian tradition pioneered in the 1950s by such preachers as billy graham .
- 3. Kim asked us what billy could do to address these wrongs .
- 4. Billy felt safer low to the ground .
- 5. Nachee raised one hand to give billy a lazy high-five .