Willy
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪli
Origin 1
From Middle English willy, willi, equivalent to will + -y. Cognate with Dutch willig ("obedient, hearsome"), German willig ("willing"), Swedish villig ("willing, agreeable").
Full definition of willy
Adjective
willy
- Willing; favourable; ready; eagre.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) Self-willed; willful.
Related terms
Origin 2
From Middle English wilÈe, from Old English wiliÄ¡ ("willow"). More at willow.
Origin 3
From Middle English wilie, from Old English wiliġe, wileġe ("basket"), from Proto-Germanic *wiligŠ("wicker basket"), from Proto-Indo-European *weliko- ("willow-tree"). More at weel, willow.
Origin 4
- Possibly a contraction of Latin 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
Noun
willy
(plural willies)- (hypocoristic, slang, childish) the penis.
- (UK) a person whom the speaker dislikes.