willy

¹

or wil·ley

[ wil-ee ]

noun

, plural wil·lies.

1. willow ( def 4 ).

verb (used with object)

, wil·lied, wil·ly·ing.

1. to willow (textile fibers).

willy

²

[ wil-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang.

, plural wil·lies.

1. penis ( def ).

Willy

³

[ wil-ee ]

noun

1. a male given name, form of William.
2. a female given name.

willy

/ ˈwɪlɪ /

noun

1. See penis
   informal.
   a childish or jocular term for penis

Word History and Origins

Origin of willy¹

First recorded in 1825–35; special use of dialect willy, Old English wilige “basket” (originally one made of willow twigs); akin to willow

Origin of willy²

First recorded in 1900–05; possibly from Willy ( def )

Example Sentences

In a sense, this is a nice illustration of Napier and Willy’s point.

From Outside Online

These crafters of personal brands are the new Brooklyn Willy Lomans with only themselves to sell.

From The Daily Beast

The film, silent and seven minutes in length, featured cabaret star Louise Willy performing a sultry striptease.

From The Daily Beast

At the climax of the play, Willy Loman ruefully tells his two sons that he was fired that day from his job.

From The Daily Beast

As Steve Martin said on Twitter, “If you missed him as Willy Loman, you missed a Willy Loman for all time.”

From The Daily Beast

But it was his Willy Loman that theater audiences of recent years will remember.

From The Daily Beast

You will remember that when you came to our assistance outside Meerut she was determined to take us, willy-nilly, to Delhi.

From Project Gutenberg

Little Willy Gay looked at that picture very carefully, and soon made practical use of it, as I will tell you.

From Project Gutenberg

So much, at least, we had gained—we were no longer being carried willy-nilly out of our way.

From Project Gutenberg

When Willy was two years old, he lived in a red farmhouse with a yard in front of it.

From Project Gutenberg

One bright morning Willy's mamma put on his straw hat, and sent him out in the yard to play.

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