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magillas

magillas is the plural of magilla.

Meaning of magilla

Noun

magilla (plural magillas)

  1. Something large or elaborate.
    • No, I didn't wear them. I got dressed up. Pantyhose, makeup, the whole magilla.2001, Fern Michaels, Charming Lily
  2. A big fuss or messy situation.
    • Now after this magilla, please be ashamed of yourself and sit down & write a nice long letter20th century, New York Supreme Court Case on Appeal, page 1051
  3. An epitome; an acme; an exemplar.
    • “It's not just one more thing, this is the big magilla,” Keena said.2012 April 27, Linda Sickler, “Obama names Juliette Gordon Low recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom”, in Savannah Morning News
  4. Someone big and brutish; a gorilla.
    • Big, stupid magillas with guns.2003, Bob Truluck, Saw Red: A Mystery, page 107

Questions about magillas

What is magillas the plural of?
Magillas is the plural of magilla.

Words near magillas in the dictionary

  1. Magieras
  2. magilid
  3. magilids
  4. Magill
  5. magilla
  6. magillas
  7. Magilligan
  8. Magills
  9. magilp
  10. magilph
  11. magilphs

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