Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cully

/ˈkʌli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: cul-ly
IPA: /ˈkʌli/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.

Archaic

noun

Slang

noun

A male client of a prostitute; a john, a gonk.

Archaic

verb

To trick, to impose on, to dupe.

name

A surname from Irish.

Example Sentences

"Yet the rich Cullies may their boaſting ſpare; / They purchaſe but ſophiſticated VVare."
"I have learned that […] I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess."
"One [attitude] was a fascination with street-walkers and courtesans as self-confident entrepreneurs, able to outwit their simple cullies."
"The assumption tends to be the opposite: Whores constantly seek sexual encounters to fulfill their burning desires and also sometimes manage to wheedle gold out of their cullies."

Etymology

Uncertain. Short for cullion? Compare Irish cuallaí (“companion”)

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Colla

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkʌli/
British English: /ˈkʌli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cullies (plural) cullies (present, singular) cullying (participle, present) cullied (participle, past) cullied (past) Cullys (plural) Culley (alternative)

Derived Forms

cullyism

Rhymes With

scully gully sully tully mccully gulley culley sculley gali dully

Questions

How do you pronounce cully?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌli/.
What does cully mean?: A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.
Where does cully come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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