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   wally

   /ˈwɒli/

   noun

   • 1. a silly or inept person: informal British "I must have looked a total wally but I didn't care"

   Word Origin 1960s: perhaps a shortened form of the given name Walter. There are many theories of the origin: one story tells of a Wally who became separated from companions at a 1960s pop festival; the name, announced many times over a loudspeaker, was taken up as a chant by the crowd.

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   What is the meaning of Wally?

   • English: informal pet form of Walter or, less commonly, of Wallace. It has dropped almost completely out of fashion, especially since the slang word wally is used in Britain for a stupid or incompetent person.

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   What is a Wally Dug?

   • 1. (Ceramics) made of china: a wally dug. 2. (Ceramics) lined with ceramic tiles: a wally close. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 fine; splendid.

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   How do you know if a Wally is a real Wally?

   • • Turned out that some well-meaning wally had given it a tankful of unleaded two-star. • One of them was a real wally, so the others didn't let him in on their plan. • You look like a right wally in that hat. • Look at those wallies jumping around and pulling faces behind the TV reporter.

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   What is an example of a corpus Wally?

   • Examples from the Corpus wally • I should have left you to look like a wally. • He was just another wally like anyone else. • Turned out that some well-meaning wally had given it a tankful of unleaded two-star. • One of them was a real wally, so the others didn't let him in on their plan. • You look like a right wally in that hat.

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   What does Wally Triplett say about Woody Allen?

   • fine; splendid. strong. slang. Wally said, “One day, Woody Allen will pass, and people will wonder if he really lived.” Wally Pipp and Everett Scott, who had played watershed roles in Lou's career were also on hand. But Wally Triplett knew both and struck up a friendship with Robinson and Doby that historic year.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWALLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] UK informal uk / ˈwɒl.i / us / ˈwɑː.li / Add to word list. a stupid person: I'll look a right wally in these shorts! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. dullard. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. muppet. mutt. need your head examined idiom. nimrod.

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     WALLY meaning: 1. a stupid person: 2. a stupid person: ....

   • Wally: Arabic Translation

     wally translate: تافِه. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     wally translate: болван . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Wally: Catalan Translation

     WALLY translate: beneit, -a. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Wally in Simplified Chinese

     wally translate: 蠢货；废物. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Wally in Traditional Chinese

     wally translate: 笨蛋；廢物. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWALLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Wally can be a noun, an adjective, or a shortened form of Walter. As a noun, it means a foolish or ineffectual person. As an adjective, it means fine, pleasing, or strong.

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   wal· ly ˈwā-lē. variants or less commonly walie. Scotland. : fine, sturdy. Word History. Etymology. probably from wale entry 3. First Known Use. circa 1513, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of wally was circa 1513. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near wally. wallwort. wallydraigle.

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   Wally definition: fine; splendid.. See examples of WALLY used in a sentence.

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   1. fine, pleasing, or splendid. 2. robust or strong. [C16: of obscure origin] wally. ( ˈwælɪ) adj. 1. (Ceramics) made of china: a wally dug. 2. (Ceramics) lined with ceramic tiles: a wally close. [from obsolete dialect wallow faded, adjectival use of wallow to fade, from Old English wealwian] wally. ( ˈwɒlɪ) n, pl -lies. slang a stupid person.

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   noun. a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid. see more.

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   A wally is someone who behaves in a silly way, according to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. See examples of how to use this word in sentences and learn more about its meaning and origin.