willy-willy









willy-willy


willy-willy [wil-ee-wil-ee] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural wil·ly-wil·lies. Australian.

  1. a severe tropical cyclone.

Origin of willy-willy First recorded in 1890–95; of obscure origin Examples from the Web for willy-willy Historical Examples of willy-willy

  • Evidently he had just arrived in White Cliffs, and had not yet been in a willy-willy (sand-storm).

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    Alexander MacDonald

  • British Dictionary definitions for willy-willy willy-willy noun Australian

    1. a duststorm
    2. obsolete a tropical cyclone

    Word Origin for willy-willy from a native Australian language

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