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Filly vs Folly - What's the difference?

filly | folly |

As nouns the difference between filly and folly

is that filly is a young female horse while folly is foolishness.

filly

English

Noun

(fillies)
  • A young female horse.
  • (dated) A young attractive female.
    • Hey, Homer, get a load of the gams on that filly !

    See also

    * colt * foal * mare * stallion * fille

    folly

    English

    Noun

    (follies)
  • .
    • This is a war of folly .
  • Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
    • The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.
  • A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
    • A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly .
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    • Related terms

    * fool * foolery * foolish