Meanings
verbwhack the illy (third-person singular simple present whacks the illy, present participle whacking the illy, simple past and past participle whacked the illy)
present singular third person whacks the illy · participle present whacking the illy · participle past whacked the illy · past whacked the illy
- AustraliacolloquialobsoleteTo carry on small-time confidence tricks, i.e. the activity of an illywhacker.
Origin
Presumed (but not proven) to be a back-formation from illywhacker.
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whack the illy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whack%20the%20illy
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“whack the illy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whack%20the%20illy. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whack the illy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whack%20the%20illy.
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