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peely-wally

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adjective

  1. slang.
    off colour; pale and ill-looking

    he's a wee bit peely-wally this morning

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of peely-wally1

apparently a reduplicated form of wally ² in the sense: faded
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Among the weak she recovered her strength – transformed from peely-wally puking maid to an Amazon heading to battle.

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Our working-class scum are not very fit and look a bit peely-wally.

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