Philly

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Philly

/ˈfɪl.i/ UK

Sounds like filly · Rhymes with -ɪli

Where it comes from

First syllable of Philadelphia or Philippa + -y.

proper noun

informal Philadelphia. Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night / And they blew up his house, too
A diminutive of the female given name Philippa.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: philadelphia, willie, wille, phil, bryn, hills, philthadelphia, phila., penn, pennsyltucky, penn'a, pensilvania, pennsy, phil., phl., philipp.

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"Philly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/philly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Philly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/philly

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@misc{philly_2026,
  title = {Philly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/philly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}