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Silliam William noun

Intentionally pompous variation of the mild put-down Silly Billy

Collector

Mark – 1970s
Mark Iliff – owner

Notes

”You are a silly billy” was once pretty commonplace, but it took off when the impressionist Mike Yarwood made it a catchphrase of his Denis Healey, then Chancellor of the Exchequer

See also

william-nilliam

Submitted: 06/07/2021 by Mark ● Last updated: 22/01/2024 01:08 by Mark

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