billyo

billyoh

/ (ˈbɪlɪˌəʊ) /


noun
  1. like billyo informal (intensifier): snowing like billyo

Origin of billyo

1
C19: of unknown origin

Words Nearby billyo

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How to use billyo in a sentence

  • For the wooden fence leading up to the bridge had caught fire, and it was burning like billyo.

    The Wouldbegoods | E. Nesbit
  • She is used to pursuing that fleet and antlered pride of the forest—the stag—and she can go like billyo.

    The Wouldbegoods | E. Nesbit