English Explanatory Dictionary

whack the illy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To carry on small-time confidence tricks, i.e. the activity of an illywhacker.

Pronunciation

en-au-whack the illy.ogg

Word forms

whack the illy whacks the illy whacking the illy whacked the illy

Etymology

Presumed (but not proven) to be a back-formation from illywhacker.

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