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Billyish
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English
Etymology
From en Billy ish.
Adjective
en informal Similar to or resembling a person named en Billy.
en 1918 Charles Lewis Hind The Invisible Guide 48 It made Carstairs more spiritual, and more efficient materially, that goes with real spirituality; it makes me more philosophical, and our Billy—it just makes him more Billyish.
en 1954 Virginia Sorensen Many Heavens 147 He picked up his cup and made the coffee whirl around, rather absently, and then he looked up at me and said with a sudden Billyish grin, "Isn't much to drink a health with, Zina, but it'll have to do for me from here on down.
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