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billie

nounpeople

contemptuous term for a man

a man or fellow, commonly used in a contemptuous or dismissive way

Example in use

Yon billie is nae use at a'.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/BIL-ee/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentinsult

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