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Message board > Word of the day. 10.19.17
Word of the day. 10.19.17
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Gi2gi
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Word of the day. 10.19.17
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Here is a new word of the day awaiting your crazy �daffynitions �. For those who are new to the contest, we do not expect you to give a real definition, give us the smartest and �giggliest � �daffynition � you can think of. So, the word is: willy-nilly
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19 Oct 2017
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maryse pey�
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This is a very serious illness : this concerns all the men or women who think that their name is Willy and that their life only depends on the river Nile, so they feel and live in an Egyptian way (house pyramid-shaped for example) but only in the USA as Willy is an American name.
Clear enough ?
But be very careful as if you meet such a person you will immediately become Willy-nilly yourself ! |
19 Oct 2017
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ldthemagicman
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Oh! Maryse! You are so close!!! This phrase concerns an English gentleman, who was born in 1782, and who died exactly 100 years later, in 1876. It was a time of great advances in Science, although Mathematics was still at a rudimentary level! This gentleman was a Member of the British Parliament. Which means that he was supposed to serve the people of this country, without considering his own personal preferences. He was the sole Member of the Procrastination Party. Consequently, he had no clear idea of what he was supposed to be doing as an MP, nor why he was supposed to be doing it. However, he was absolutely POSITIVE, that we must TAKE ACTION! But, not just YET! He made speeches which would give EVERYTHING to EVERYONE! And he PROMISED that we would get it ... TOMORROW! In other words: He was excellent at making an inspiring, emotional, SINCERE speech ... which was totally FAKE! He was similar to some of today �s MPs, of all parties. The name of this illustrious gentleman, who is now all but forgotten, was William Nilliam, MP. He was referred to as Willy Nilly. If you don �t believe me, look it up in Wonkypedia! Les Douglas
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19 Oct 2017
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maryse pey�
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Oh Les ! When will you publish your book with all your splendid daffynitions ? I swear I �ll be the 1st to buy it ! |
19 Oct 2017
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Maryamsh
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I think "dog eat dog" expression has the closest meaning :) |
19 Oct 2017
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cunliffe
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Oh, willy-nilly, that great old game! Willy-nilly is a fabulously fun game, specifically designed for genteel ladies. It involves a ball - as most games do! No? - and a gentle lifting of the skirt. The skirt must be voluminous and long. There are two teams, each consisting of ten well-to-do ladies who must stand in a straight line. One gentleman stands at the front. He releases the ball and the ladies have to waft it towards the goal mouth, BUT, they can only move their skirts. Once the ball hits the net, the winning team ( those who have successfully wafted the ball in) shout, �Hurrah! Will he or won �t he? Yes he will!!!! � and the losing team have to say, �Nilly-willy, we �ve all been silly �.
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19 Oct 2017
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MoodyMoody
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A slang term for penectomy, an alternative term to "Bobbitt." Sad but true. My apologies to the entire masculine sex. |
19 Oct 2017
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spinney
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A form of woollen underwear for men which is worn in extreme climates to protect against frostbite. (Wasn �t the unfortunate Bobbitt called John Wayne Bobbitt?) |
20 Oct 2017
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douglas
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1) A nickname for a eunuch or M>F transexual. 2) A term used to indicate that the Viagra has worn-off.  |
20 Oct 2017
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jfaraujo
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OMG! I know that bloke! Willy Nilly is a rather lazy young man with a strong Will to do Nil! |
20 Oct 2017
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agagug
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Anthropomorphism has it that Willy-Nilly is a literary device that is exclusively used as jargon among ESL teachers to personificate the teacher �s idiomatic ability to blow hot and cold. Wrongly perceived by students as teacher-talk, the Willy-Nilly device is rather a demonstration of the teacher �s mastery in the fine art of irony. Example: -"Sir, when do we will can go to the computer lab?" -"Well lad, as soon as Willy-Nilly studied his last lesson on Modals." As many other noun forms that can either be used as verbs or adjectives; Willy-Nilly still keeps its original meaning. Example with a verbal form: -"Miss, I forgot my homework at home." -"It �s alright dear, you don �t have to willy-nilly me, do it tonight and bring it back to me next class." -"Ok students, I willy-nillied your last quiz yesterday. I was happily surprised, but I still need to check on a few things, so you will get your results next week." Example with an adjectival form: -"Well you got the idea, right?" - "I guess yes, but you know me... I can get so willy-nilly sometimes."
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20 Oct 2017
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