Lilly
//ˈlɪl.i// name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Lilly Pulitzer dress. US, informal
"It angered Target customers who tried, and failed, to grab $40-ish “Lillys” during a sale that was meant to span several weeks and instead spanned mere hours."
- 2 Obsolete form of lily. alt-of, obsolete
"in tepid baths was mated to a lilly"
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name, variant of Lily.
"The woman at the center of the controversy, Lilly Gaddis, referred to her friends’ husbands as “broke ass n***s” in the clip—dropping the racial slur in a slight southern drawl so naturally, many speculated she must use it in casual conversation."
- 2 A female given name, variant of Lily.; A diminutive of the female given names Lillian or Lilian, from Latin.
- 3 A female given name, variant of Lily.; A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth or Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek.
- 4 A surname.; A surname transferred from the given name, based on the given name
- 5 A surname.; A surname transferred from the place name, variant of Lilley, from the English place name Lilley.
Example
More examples"Seeing a white lilly is splendid."
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