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hoolie
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[ˈhuːli], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a very strong or stormy wind
(e.g: the wind and tide are battling it out in a hoolie)
Phrases:
- blow a hoolie
Origin
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perhaps from Orkney Scots hoolan ‘strong gale’, or related to hooley
[ˈhuːli], (Noun)
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- "to blow a hoolie": to be very windy.
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Origin
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1990s; earliest use found in The Times. Origin uncertain; perhaps from Orkney Scots hoolan strong gale, with alteration of the ending; or perhaps the same word as hooley
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