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billy-o

billy-o is the alternative form of billy-oh.

Meaning of billy-oh

Noun

billy-oh (uncountable)

  1. (dated, slang) The greatest extent or degree of something; used in comparisons to indicate a superlative.
    • I bashed my thumb with a hammer, and it hurts like billy-oh.

Questions about billy-o

What is billy-o the alternative form of?
Billy-o is the alternative form of billy-oh.

Words near billy-o in the dictionary

  1. billy-cans
  2. billy-cock
  3. billy-cocks
  4. billy-goat
  5. billy-goats
  6. billy-o
  7. billy-oh
  8. Billybob
  9. billyboy
  10. billyboys
  11. billycan

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