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BILLYOH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does billyoh mean? 

BILLYOH (noun)
  The noun BILLYOH has 1 sense:

1. an unimaginably large amountplay

  Familiarity information: BILLYOH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BILLYOH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An unimaginably large amount

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

all get out; billy-ho; billyo; billyoh

Context example:

British say 'it rained like billyo' where Americans say 'it rained like all get out'

Hypernyms ("billyoh" is a kind of...):

large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)


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