whack the illy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

whack the illy (third-person singular simple present whacks the illy, present participle whacking the illy, simple past and past participle whacked the illy)

1. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) To carry on small-time confidence tricks, ie. the activity of an illywhacker.