hollier

H4O1L1L1I1E1R1

noun

A holiday; a vacation.

OriginOld French holier →
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Meanings

hollier1

nounhollier (plural holliers)

plural holliers

  1. Irelandin pluralslangA holiday; a vacation.

    2014, Graham Masterton, Red Light 'Tadgh McFarrell is still on his holliers until the end of next week,' said Chief Superintendent O'Driscoll.

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    Can't have me out getting shot at every auld day, so brass gives me a bit of a hollier. Good as a fortnight's leave, this number here.

    2010, Kevin McCarthy, Peeler (page 208)

Hollier2

proper nounHollier (plural Holliers)

plural Holliers

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchholier“adulterer, lecher”
  2. EnglishHollier

From Old French holier (“adulterer, lecher”).

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APA

hollier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollier

MLA

“hollier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hollier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollier.

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