willy-willy
[
wil
-ee-wil-ee]
/ˈwɪl iˌwɪl i/
noun
,
plural
willy-willies.
Australian.
1.
a severe tropical cyclone.
Origin
1890-95;
of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for
willy-willy
willy-willy
/
ˈwɪlɪˈwɪlɪ
/
noun
(
Austral
)
1.
a duststorm
2.
(
obsolete
) a tropical cyclone
Word Origin
from a native Australian language