Meanings
willy1
comparative willier · comparative more willy · superlative williest · superlative most willy
- obsoleteWilling; favourable; ready; eager.
- ScotlandUKdialectalSelf-willed; willful.
willy2
present singular third person willies · participle present willying · participle past willied · past willied
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plural willies · alternative willie
- AustraliaIrelandNew ZealandSouth AfricaUKchildishdialectalslangThe penis.
Little Johnny got his willy stuck in his zipper.
1 more example
Everybody knows your mum is a whore / Getting 'round Piccadilly looking for willy / Punters pull up and say "don't be silly"
2016 March 7, “Road Rage (Freestyle)”, performed by Little T (Josh Tate)Synonyms: peter
- UKchildishdialectalA term of abuse.
You're a big fat willy! So shut up!!
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plural Willys · plural Willies · alternative Willie
- A diminutive of the male given name William
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe penis.
Origin
willy · adjective
- Middle Englishwilly
- Englishwilly
From Middle English willy, willi, equivalent to will + -y. Cognate with Dutch willig (“obedient, hearsome”), German willig (“willing”), Swedish villig (“willing, agreeable”).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →willy · noun, verb
- Old Englishwiliġ“willow”
- Middle Englishwilȝe
- Englishwilly
From Middle English wilȝe, from Old English wiliġ (“willow”). More at willow.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →willy · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*weliko-“willow-tree”
- Proto-West Germanic*wiligijā
- Old Englishwiliġe“wicker basket”
- Middle Englishwilie
- Englishwilly
From Middle English wilie, from Old English wiliġe (“wicker basket”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiligijā, from Proto-Indo-European *weliko- (“willow-tree”). More at weel, willow.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →willy · noun
Originally northern British usage, from the 1960s. Probably the simple use of a proper name as a pet name; compare dick, fanny and peter. Unlikely to be a contraction of Latin membrum virile, male member (that is, the penis), a Latin term used in English in the 19th century.
Full word history & related roots →willy · noun
Perhaps a shortening of willy-nilly, an old way of saying “whether one wants to or not”, here referring to the person being used as an agent without their knowledge, i.e. regardless of their will.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пи́шка
- пи́шка (píška)The penis
Catalan tita
- titaThe penis
Chinese Mandarin 弟弟
- 弟弟 (dìdi)The penis
Czech pinďour
- pinďourThe penis
Danish tissemand, diller
- tissemandThe penis
- dillerThe penis
- dillermandThe penis
Dutch piemel
- piemelThe penis
Estonian noku
- nokuThe penis
Finnish pippeli, kikkeli
- pippeliThe penis
- kikkeliThe penis
- piliThe penis
French zizi, quéquette
- ziziThe penis
- quéquetteThe penis
German Pimmel, Schniedel
- PimmelThe penis
- SchniedelThe penis
- PullermannThe penis
Greek πουλί
- πουλί (poulí)The penis
Hebrew בולבול
- בולבול (bulbul)The penis
Hungarian fütyi, kuki
- fütyiThe penis
- kukiThe penis
Icelandic typpi
- typpiThe penis
Indonesian burung, titit
- burungThe penis
- tititThe penis
Irish pilibín
- pilibínThe penis
Italian pisello, pisellino
- piselloThe penis
- pisellinoThe penis
- pipinoThe penis
Japanese おちんちん, ちんちん
- おちんちん (ochinchin)The penis
- ちんちん (chinchin)The penis
Korean 고추
- 고추 (gochu)The penis
Latin pipinna
- pipinnaThe penis
Norwegian Bokmål guttetiss, tissemann
- guttetissThe penis
- tissemannThe penis
Polish siusiak, ptaszek
- siusiakThe penis
- ptaszekThe penis
Portuguese pirilau, pipi
- pirilauThe penis
- pipiThe penis
- bingolaThe penis
Romanian pasăre
- pasăreThe penis
Russian писю́н, писю́нчик
- писю́н (pisjún)The penis
- писю́нчик (pisjúnčik)The penis
Spanish pilila, pito
- pililaThe penis
- pitoThe penis
Swedish snopp, pillesnopp
- snoppThe penis
- pillesnoppThe penis
Turkish pipi, çük
- pipiThe penis
- çükThe penis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with willy
Cite this entry
willy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/willy
“willy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/willy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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