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wallies

wallies is the plural of wally.

Meaning of wally

Noun

wally (plural wallies)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) A fool.
    • 'Don't be such a wally,' Ruby said. 'Felicity is way smarter than you could ever hope to be.'2014, Richard Newsome, The House of Puzzles, page 111
  2. (Essex, London, colloquial) 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.2003, Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants, page 215

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Questions about wallies

What is wallies the plural of?
Wallies is the plural of wally.

Words near wallies in the dictionary

  1. Wallia
  2. wallichoside
  3. Wallick
  4. Wallicks
  5. wallicoside
  6. wallies
  7. Wallin
  8. walling
  9. walling in
  10. walling off
  11. walling up

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