Weary Willie

Weary Willie
noun
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
Syn: ↑Kelly, ↑Emmett Kelly
Instance Hypernyms: ↑clown, ↑buffoon, ↑goof, ↑goofball, ↑merry andrew

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized both Ws
Etymology: weary (I) + Willie, nickname for William
: one who avoids or dislikes work

a general truancy by the Weary Willies, leaving the work-gluttons to do their share and do it better — Manchester Guardian Weekly

the railroad had helped to create the Weary Willie — S.H.Holbrook

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Weary Willie noun (informal)
1. A tramp or workshy person (old)
2. A person habitually lackadaisical or deficient in energy or spirits
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Main Entry:weary

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Weary Willie or Weary Willy,
British Slang. a person of little strength or energy: »

[He] said that Opposition members were a bunch of Weary Willies (London Times).


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