billy
Meaning
- A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
- (Geordie) A good friend.
- A billy goat.
- (UK, obsolete, slang) A silk handkerchief.
Synonyms
billystick
male goat
stun baton
baton, cane
billie
Translations
matraque
bastone
τράγος
sopa
cachiporra
Kessel
porraFrequency
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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