Definitions for BILLY
ˈbɪl i; -ˌkænbil·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy clubnoun

   a short stout club used primarily by policemen

2. billy, billy goat, he-goatnoun

   male goat

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. billynoun

   A billy club.

2. billynoun

   A billy goat.

3. billynoun

   A good friend.

   You Spin me right round! billy boy!

4. billynoun

   A tin used by bushmen to boil tea, a billypot.

5. billynoun

   A billycan.

   Let's get the billy and cook some beans.

6. billynoun

   A condom (From the E-Rotic song "Willy, Use A Billy...Boy")

7. Billynoun

   A diminutive of the male given name William.

8. Billynoun

   The B-25 twin-engine bomber aircraft used during World War Two, commonly called the "B-25 Mitchell" in honor of U.S. Army General William "Billy" Mitchell.

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1. Billy

   Billy, also known as "Billy (I Always Dream of Bill)" is a song with words by Joe Goodwin and music by James Kendis and Herman Paley, written in 1911. In 1950 it was performed by Betty Grable in the film Wabash Avenue. The most successful version of the song was performed by Kathy Linden. It reached #7 on the Billboard pop chart in 1958. The song was featured on her 1958 album, That Certain Boy. The song features the Joe Leahy Orchestra. The single ranked #90 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1958.

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1. billy

   "Billy" most commonly refers to a male given name that is often used as a diminutive form of William. It has multiple connotations depending on the context. For example, in certain cultures, a "billy" refers to a male goat. In Australian slang, it is a metal container used to boil water over a campfire. In British slang, a "billy" or "billy club" is a weapon used by law enforcement. Always consider cultural and situational context when interpreting this term.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Billynoun

   a club; esp., a policeman's club

2. Billynoun

   a slubbing or roving machine

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Billy

   Billie, bil′i, n. a comrade, a companion-in-arms: an Australian bushman's boiling-pan or tea-pot:—pl. Bill′ies.—n. Bill′y-goat, a he-goat. [Prob. from Bill, a familiar abbrev. of William.]

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1. billy

   Quotes by billy -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by billy on the Quotes.net website.

2. billy

   Song lyrics by billy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by billy on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BILLY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Billy is ranked #9027 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Billy surname appeared 3,621 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Billy.
   
   40.9% or 1,482 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   36.4% or 1,321 total occurrences were White.
   13.9% or 505 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 125 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 95 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.5% or 93 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Club
   • Goat

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BILLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4446

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BILLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2697

How to pronounce BILLY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BILLY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BILLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BILLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of BILLY in a Sentence

1. Steve Cohen:

   Billy has the experience, character, and respect of the baseball community that will allow him to attract the players and front office talent to lead the Mets forward, he is a leader who has worked in two of baseball’s biggest markets and his talents and personality will move us closer to my goal of sustained success.

2. Billy Madison:

   Billy Sometimes I feel like an idiot. But I am an idiot, so it kinda works out.

3. Jerry Coleman:

   Billy Almon has all of his inlaw and outlaws here this afternoon.

4. Tom Doyle:

   And that's what the kids loved, neil Young was one of course. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Slash, Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.

5. Jason Lewis:

   While school districts are making certain that say, you know, romantic notes aren't exchanged, or Billy isn't harassing Susie, or all these things -- that takes time, and some of us think that schools ought to be focused on violence perhaps in their hallways, instead of what some people deem to be sexual harassment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BILLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Billy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BILLY
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BILLY
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html