whack the illy

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von whack the illy im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To carry on small-time confidence tricks, ie. the activity of an illywhacker

Silbentrennung

whack the il·ly

Etymologie

() It's presumed whack the illy is a back-formation from illywhacker, though that's not certain. (Reference: The Dinkum Dictionary : The Origins of Australian Words, Susan Butler, Text Publishing, 2001, ISBN 187648585X.)