whillywha

English

Alternative forms

• whilly-wha, whilly-whaw

Etymology

Unknown. Compare whilly.

Noun

whillywha (plural whillywhas)

1. (Scotland) a flattering deceiver
2. (Scotland) wheedling speech, cajolery
3. (Scotland) evasive indecisive speech

See also

• williwaw

References

• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “whillywha”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes V (Simular–Z), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Scottish National Dictionary