billy

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪli/ Rhymes: -ɪli === Etymology 1 === Of obscure origin. Perhaps a variant of bully (“companion, mate, comrade”). Compare Scots billie (“a comrade; companion”). Compare also Middle Low German billig (“equitable, reasonable, lawful, fitting, according to natural law, just”). ==== Noun ==== billy (plural billies) A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother. (Geordie) A good friend. A billy goat. 1970 August, Valerius Geist, Mountain Goat Mysteries, Field & Stream, page 62, Then, during three days, I was amazed to see nannies with kids attack and chase off large billies. (UK, slang, obsolete) A silk handkerchief. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Uncertain, but probably extracted from Scots billypot (“a type of cooking pot”), perhaps originally from the name Billy, a diminutive of William. The condom sense from the E-Rotic song Willy, Use a Billy... Boy, referring in turn to Billy Boy, a German brand of condoms. ==== Noun ==== billy (plural billies) A highwayman's club, billy club. A slubbing or roving machine. (Australia, New Zealand) A tin with a swing handle used to boil tea over an open fire; a billycan; a billypot. (Australia, slang) A bong for smoking marijuana. (slang) A condom. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === Frank Graham, editor (1987), “BILLY”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN. Sceilig: Information Pack for Troops (p. 4) The Patrol goes to Camp (pp. 9, 11).