nilly-willy

nilly-willy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɪliˈwɪli/

Adverb

nilly-willy (comparative more nilly-willy, superlative most nilly-willy)

1. Archaic form of willy-nilly.
   • 1910, Jewish Charities (volumes 1-4, page 4)

     Yet it has to be done and, nilly-willy, it is the business of the rabbi to take the foremost part.

Adjective

nilly-willy (comparative more nilly-willy, superlative most nilly-willy)

1. Archaic form of willy-nilly.

References

• 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary