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- 1. a silly or inept person: informal British "I must have looked a total wally but I didn't care"
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noun [ C ] UK informal uk / ˈwɒl.i / us / ˈwɑː.li / Add to word list. a stupid person: I'll look a right wally in these shorts! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. dullard. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. muppet. mutt. need your head examined idiom. nimrod.
wal· ly ˈwā-lē. variants or less commonly walie. Scotland. : fine, sturdy. Word History. Etymology. probably from wale entry 3. First Known Use. circa 1513, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of wally was circa 1513. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near wally. wallwort. wallydraigle.
Define wally. wally synonyms, wally pronunciation, wally translation, English dictionary definition of wally. adj 1. fine, pleasing, or splendid 2. robust or strong adj 1. made of china: a wally dug. 2. lined with ceramic tiles: a wally close. n , pl -lies slang a...
From Project Gutenberg. Wally definition: fine; splendid.. See examples of WALLY used in a sentence.
If you refer to someone as a wally, you think that they are stupid or foolish. [ British , informal , disapproval ] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
Jul 9, 2024 · noun. a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid. see more.
What does the word wally mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wally, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Scottish English. See meaning & use. How common is the word wally?
wally definition: a silly person. Learn more.
wally meaning, definition, what is wally: someone who behaves in a silly way: Learn more.
What does the word wally mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wally. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English. wally is considered derogatory. See meaning & use. How common is the word wally?
