Definitions For Willy

Etymology 1

from middle english willy, willi, equivalent to will + y. cognate with {{cog + nl + willig + + obedient, hearsome}}, {{cog + de + willig + + willing}}, {{cog + sv + villig + + willing, agreeable}}.

Adjective

{{en-adj, er, more}} (obsolete) willing, willing; favourable; ready; eager. (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) self-willed, self-willed; willful.

Related terms

ill-willy evil-willy

Etymology 2

From Middle English wilȝe, from {{inh, en, ang, wiliġ, , willow}}. More at willow.

Noun

{{en-noun, willies}} Alternate form of willow

Etymology 3

From Middle English wilie, from {{inh, en, ang, wiliġe}}, wileġe, , basket, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, wiligō, , wicker basket}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *weliko-, , willow-tree}}. More at weel, willow.

Noun

{{en-noun, willies}} (UK, _, dialectal) A willow basket. (UK, _, dialectal) A fish basket.

Etymology 4

Originally northern British usage, from the 1960s. Probably the simple use of a proper name as a pet name; compare dick, fanny and peter. Unlikely to be a contraction of {{der, en, la, -}} membrum virile, male member (that is, the penis), a Latin term used in English in the nineteenth century.

Alternative forms

willie

Noun

{{en-noun, willies}} (hypocoristic, slang, childish) the penis. (UK, childish) {{n-g, Term of abuse.}}

Synonyms

penis peter, johnson, wee-wee; see also thesaurus:penis

Translations

Azerbaijani: duduş Danish: tissemand Dutch: piemel, m Finnish: pippeli, kikkeli, pili French: zizi, m, quéquette, f German: Pimmel, m, Schniedel, m, Pullermann, m Greek: πουλί, n, sc=Grek Hungarian: fütyi, kuki Italian: pisello, m, pisellino, m, pipino, m Japanese: おちんちん (ochinchin, sc=Jpan), ちんちん, tr=chinchin, sc=Jpan Korean: 고추 Latin: pipinna, f Polish: siusiak, m Portuguese: pirilau, m, pipi, m, bingola, f Russian: писю́н, m, писю́нчик, m Spanish: pilila, f Swedish: snopp, c Turkish: pipi, çük

Etymology 5

{{rfe, en}}

Alternative forms

willie

Noun

{{en-noun, willies}} (espionage) A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it.

See also

the willies willy willy willy-nilly

Is Willy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
12

The word Willy is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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