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whillywha

whillywha noun: a flattering deceiver.

Noun

whillywha (countable and uncountable, plural whillywhas)

  1. (Scotland) a flattering deceiver
  2. (Scotland) wheedling speech, cajolery
  3. (Scotland) evasive indecisive speech

Forms of whillywha

pluralwhillywhas
alternative formwhilly-wha
alternative formwhilly-whaw

Origin of whillywha

Unknown. Compare whilly.

Questions about whillywha

What does whillywha mean?
Whillywha means a flattering deceiver.
What part of speech is whillywha?
Whillywha is a noun.
What is the plural of whillywha?
The plural of whillywha is whillywhas.

Words near whillywha in the dictionary

  1. whillied
  2. whillies
  3. whillikers
  4. whilly
  5. whillying
  6. whillywha
  7. whillywhas
  8. whilom
  9. whilome
  10. whilst
  11. whim

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