billyo

/ ˈbɪlɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. like billyo informal.
   (intensifier)

   snowing like billyo

Word History and Origins

Origin of billyo¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

In my local area shops are closing down like billyo.

From The Guardian

Hot soup is sucked up by capillary action and hurts like billyo - you end up doing a little dance of pain, and the language can be frightful.

From BBC

In fact, all over Europe buyers have been bolting like billyo.

From The Guardian

For the wooden fence leading up to the bridge had caught fire, and it was burning like billyo.

From Project Gutenberg