Definitions For Willy

Etymology 1

from middle english willy, willi, equivalent to will + y. cognate with {{cog + nl + willig + + obedient, hearsome}}, {{cog + de + willig + + willing}}, {{cog + sv + villig + + willing, agreeable}}.

Adjective

{{en-adj, er, more}} (obsolete) willing, willing; favourable; ready; eager. (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) self-willed, self-willed; willful.

Related terms

ill-willy evil-willy

Etymology 2

From Middle English wilȝe, from {{inh, en, ang, wiliġ, , willow}}. More at willow.

Noun

{{en-noun, willies}} Alternate form of willow

Etymology 3

From Middle English wilie, from {{inh, en, ang, wiliġe}}, wileġe, , basket, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, wiligō, , wicker basket}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *weliko-, , willow-tree}}. More at weel, willow.

Noun

{{en-noun, willies}} (UK, _, dialectal) A willow basket. (UK, _, dialectal) A fish basket.

Etymology 4

Originally northern British usage, from the 1960s. Probably the simple use of a proper name as a pet name; compare dick, fanny and peter. Unlikely to be a contraction of {{der, en, la, -}} membrum virile, male member (that is, the penis), a Latin term used in English in the nineteenth century.

Alternative forms

willie

Noun

{{en-noun, willies}} (hypocoristic, slang, childish) the penis. (UK, childish) {{n-g, Term of abuse.}}

Synonyms

penis peter, johnson, wee-wee; see also thesaurus:penis

Translations

Azerbaijani: duduş Danish: tissemand Dutch: piemel, m Finnish: pippeli, kikkeli, pili French: zizi, m, quéquette, f German: Pimmel, m, Schniedel, m, Pullermann, m Greek: πουλί, n, sc=Grek Hungarian: fütyi, kuki Italian: pisello, m, pisellino, m, pipino, m Japanese: おちんちん (ochinchin, sc=Jpan), ちんちん, tr=chinchin, sc=Jpan Korean: 고추 Latin: pipinna, f Polish: siusiak, m Portuguese: pirilau, m, pipi, m, bingola, f Russian: писю́н, m, писю́нчик, m Spanish: pilila, f Swedish: snopp, c Turkish: pipi, çük

Etymology 5

{{rfe, en}}

Alternative forms

willie

Noun

{{en-noun, willies}} (espionage) A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it.

See also

the willies willy willy willy-nilly