whack the illy
whack the illy verb: to carry on small-time confidence tricks, i.e. the activity of an illywhacker.
Verb
whack the illy (third-person singular simple present whacks the illy, present participle whacking the illy, simple past and past participle whacked the illy)
- To carry on small-time confidence tricks, i.e. the activity of an illywhacker.
whack the illy meaning in Bengali
whack the illy in Bengali
- ছোটখাটো প্রতারণা করা
Forms of whack the illy
| third-person singular present | whacks the illy |
|---|---|
| present participle | whacking the illy |
| past participle | whacked the illy |
| past | whacked the illy |
Origin of whack the illy
Presumed (but not proven) to be a back-formation from illywhacker.
Questions about whack the illy
- What does whack the illy mean?
- Whack the illy means to carry on small-time confidence tricks, i.e. the activity of an illywhacker.
- What is whack the illy in Bengali?
- Whack the illy in Bengali is ছোটখাটো প্রতারণা করা. See Whack the illy meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is whack the illy?
- Whack the illy is a verb.
- What is the past tense of whack the illy?
- The past tense of whack the illy is whacked the illy.
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