cully
Pronunciations
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/ˈkʌli/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
- US
Noun
A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.
Usage- Archaic
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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.
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One [attitude] was a fascination with street-walkers and courtesans as self-confident entrepreneurs, able to outwit their simple cullies.
A companion.
Usage- Slang
A male client of a prostitute; a john, a gonk.
Usage- Archaic
- Historical
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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.
Verb
To trick, to impose on, to dupe.
Word forms
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