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Philly

UK/ˈfɪl.i/

proper noun

Less commonScrabble 14

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Meanings

proper noun

informalPhiladelphia.
The good life, it feel like Houston / It feel like Philly, it feel like D.C
2007, “Good Life”, in Graduation, performed by Kanye West
1 more example
Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night / And they blew up his house, too
1982, Bruce Springsteen, “Atlantic City”, in Nebraska
A diminutive of the female given name Philippa.

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Origin

First syllable of Philadelphia or Philippa + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Philly

chile billy silly chili willie lilly willy chilly Chantilly tilly hilly filly frilly dilly shrilly ghillie Billi guiltily gillie Killie skilly Cincinnati chili molehilly nilly-willy

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APA

Philly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philly

MLA

“Philly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Philly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philly.

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