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Willies vs Willy - What's the difference?

willies | willy |

As nouns the difference between willies and willy

is that willies is plural of lang=en while willy is alternative form of lang=en.

As an adjective willy is

willing; favourable; ready; eagre.

As a proper noun Willy is

a male given name, diminutive of William.

willies

English

Noun

(head)
  • A feeling of nervousness or fear.
    • Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies .
    He knows a bad case of the willies will be our first response.
    Well, the only way I can describe it is just the willies . Like, somebody's watching me.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * (anxiety) creeps, heebie-jeebies * (anxiety) see

    References

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    willy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) willy, willi, equivalent to .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Willing; favourable; ready; eagre.
  • Self-willed; willful.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (willies)

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) wilie, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (willies)
  • A willow basket.
  • A fish basket.

    • Etymology 4

    * Possibly a contraction of (etyl) membrum virile'', male member (that is, the penis), a Latin term used in English in the nineteenth century; also possibly the simple use of a proper name as a pet name; compare ''dick'', ''fanny'' and ''peter .

    Alternative forms

    * willie

    Noun

    (willies)
  • (hypocoristic, slang, childish) the penis.
  • (UK) a person whom the speaker dislikes.
    • Synonyms
    * peter, wee-wee; see also

    See also

    * the willies * willy willy * willy-nilly