wally
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Wally¹
Rhymes with -ɒli
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given names of Waldo, Walter, Wallabee, and Wallace. "'Mr. Szalla' is my eighty-two-year-old father, Nikki. Please call me 'Wally'." "Well. 'Wally'." I felt my face burn pleasantly. "Wally" was such a comfortable old-shoe kind of name.
proper noun the Wally
- The trophy awarded to winners of an NHRA national event (named after founder Wally Parks).
wally²
- /ˈwɒli/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒli
noun wallies
- A fool. 'Don't be such a wally,' Ruby said. 'Felicity is way smarter than you could ever hope to be.'
- A large pickled gherkin or cucumber. Mushy peas (£1.40) are ... mushy, and wallies (45p) – pickled gherkins to you – come sliced and prettily served in the shape of a flower.
wally³
adjective
- Alternative form of whally […] one of his eyes was wally, a condition common among the natives of the land. (Here the meaning 'pale' is intended, as indicated later in the text:) […] turned his one black eye on the kindly man […] (p. 183)
wally⁴
verb
- Alternative pronunciation (and hence spelling) of value Let them that wallys the sheep watch 'em.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wal, walter, let, walt, waldo, walon, walt., wallabee, watt, waldemar, wilf, walden, wallace, willy, wash, wills
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