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| Zhuad |
 Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:47 pm |
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Does anyone know the meaning of the word "wally"?
I came across it recently inan article in which the author (British, I
believe) said if he dressed a certain odd way people would take him to be a
wally. What is a wally?
(I have a feeling I should duck.)
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| mUs1Ka |
| Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:51 pm |
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Zhuad wrote:
Quote: Does anyone know the meaning of the word "wally"?
I came across it recently inan article in which the author (British,
I believe) said if he dressed a certain odd way people would take him
to be a wally. What is a wally?
(I have a feeling I should duck.)
wally noun (wallies) Brit colloq an ineffectual, stupid or foolish person.
ETYMOLOGY: 1960s: from the name Walter.
Chambers online.
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| Prai Jei |
| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:32 pm |
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Zhuad (or somebody else of the same name) wrote in message
<20040120174751.21768.00000368@mb-m06.aol.com> thusly:
Quote: Does anyone know the meaning of the word "wally"?
I came across it recently inan article in which the author (British, I
believe) said if he dressed a certain odd way people would take him to be
a wally. What is a wally?
(I have a feeling I should duck.)
- Zhuad
One possible origin is "golli**g", spoonerised then truncated.
--
Paul Townsend
I put it down there, and when I went back to it, there it was GONE!
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