whack the illy en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Presumed (but not proven) to be a back-formation from illywhacker.
Meanings
- (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) To carry on small-time confidence tricks, i.e. the activity of an illywhacker.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whacking the illy | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| whacked the illy | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| whacked the illy | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| whacks the illy | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |