whack the illy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Presumed (but not proven) to be a back-formation from illywhacker. [1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb[edit]
whack the illy (third-person singular simple present whacks the illy, present participle whacking the illy, simple past and past participle whacked the illy)
- (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) To carry on small-time confidence tricks, ie. the activity of an illywhacker.