peelie-wally

peelie-wally
peelie-wally /pēˈli-walˈi/ (Scot)
adjective
Pale, ill-looking, off-colour
ORIGIN: Thought to be reduplicated form of Scot peelie thin, emaciated; perh a connection with ↑wally2, in allusion to the paleness of china, or of dentures

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