Meanings
Tillie1
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
Without reason, against prudence, and at a moment’s notice, he fell in love with a frivolous, golden-haired girl who used to tear about Simla Mall on a high, rough waler, with a blue velvet jockey-cap crammed over her eyes. Her name was Venner—Tillie Venner—and she was delightful.
1887, Rudyard Kipling, Wressley of the Foreign Office
Tillie2
Origin
Tillie · noun
From the ATM Tillie the All-Time Teller, introduced in 1974.
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APA
Tillie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tillie
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“Tillie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tillie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tillie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tillie.
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