willy-willyn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪlɪˌwɪli/, U.S.

/ˈwɪliˌwɪli/, Australian English

/ˈwɪliˌwɪli/

Forms: 1800s willi-willy, 1800s– willie-willie, 1800s– willy-willy, 1900s– willi-willi.

Origin: A borrowing from Yinjibarndi. Etymon: Yinjibarndi wili wili.

Etymology: < Yinjibarndi wili wili (or < a related language of north-western Australia).The similarity in form with the earlier sailors' words willy n.³ and williwaw n. appears to be entirely coincidental.

Australian.

A whirlwind or cyclone (cyclone n. b); a rotating dust storm or dust devil. Also as a modifier.In quot. 1939 figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [noun] > stormy weather > a storm > cyclonic

cyclone1848

willy-willy1880

storm-system1897

cockeye1904

1880 West Australian (Perth) 17 Feb. 3/3 The Pearling Fleet, North West. We have forsaken Exmouth Gulf, partly on account of the threatening aspect of the weather—for the ‘Gulf’ is an ugly place in a ‘willi-willy’.

1902 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 646/2 The pools formed by the willy-willy shower had evaporated.

1939 K. Tennant Foveaux 254 A willy-willy of words sprang up, a blown dust-spout in the path of an oncoming storm.

1942 G. S. Casey It's Harder for Girls 113 A corkscrew of sand, the beginning of a willy willy, danced through the yard.

1954 N. Bartlett Pearl Seekers 122 They spent most of this money in the pubs at Cossack and Roebourne during the enforced lay-up, from November to March, the dreaded willy-willy season.

2008 B. Parry As Darkness Falls (2009) vii. 91 The wind gusted, stirring up the dust and forming a willy-willy in the next paddock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	willy-willy
释义	willy-willyn. Brit. /ˈwɪlɪˌwɪli/, U.S. /ˈwɪliˌwɪli/, Australian English /ˈwɪliˌwɪli/ Forms: 1800s willi-willy, 1800s– willie-willie, 1800s– willy-willy, 1900s– willi-willi. Origin: A borrowing from Yinjibarndi. Etymon: Yinjibarndi wili wili. Etymology: < Yinjibarndi wili wili (or < a related language of north-western Australia).The similarity in form with the earlier sailors' words willy n.³ and williwaw n. appears to be entirely coincidental. Australian. A whirlwind or cyclone (cyclone n. b); a rotating dust storm or dust devil. Also as a modifier.In quot. 1939 figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [noun] > stormy weather > a storm > cyclonic cyclone1848 willy-willy1880 storm-system1897 cockeye1904 1880 West Australian (Perth) 17 Feb. 3/3 The Pearling Fleet, North West. We have forsaken Exmouth Gulf, partly on account of the threatening aspect of the weather—for the ‘Gulf’ is an ugly place in a ‘willi-willy’. 1902 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 646/2 The pools formed by the willy-willy shower had evaporated. 1939 K. Tennant Foveaux 254 A willy-willy of words sprang up, a blown dust-spout in the path of an oncoming storm. 1942 G. S. Casey It's Harder for Girls 113 A corkscrew of sand, the beginning of a willy willy, danced through the yard. 1954 N. Bartlett Pearl Seekers 122 They spent most of this money in the pubs at Cossack and Roebourne during the enforced lay-up, from November to March, the dreaded willy-willy season. 2008 B. Parry As Darkness Falls (2009) vii. 91 The wind gusted, stirring up the dust and forming a willy-willy in the next paddock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1880
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