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Philly

Philly

7.5
Relating to Philadelphia, its people or city life
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪli/
translation icon : filadelfiense
  • Her Philly accent made it clear she was proud of her hometown.

Robin, be honest, these guys were South Philly meatballs.

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Examples

  • The festival featured many Philly artists showcasing their unique music and art.

  • I love the vibrant atmosphere and delicious food at the Philly street fairs.

  • So if you, if you search phone repair Philly, I'll bet you're at the top.

  • What essentially the attracted like, like attracting like being for people with similar points of view with similar homo Philly, is that what that's from?

  • Oh, I don't know what I was expecting, but it's like a green pore Philly kind of liquid stuff doesn't have a scent.

  • I can throwback me tutorial with a really intense like Smokey eye, the Philly floor skin with the contour.

Synonyms

Philadelphian
vsPhilly
4.7

Relating to the city of Philadelphia, its people or culture

focuses on the city and its people or culture not on other related things

Surface Forms

Philly positive

Morphology

Philly = Philadelphia (transparent) = Philadelphia + y

Clear informal/clipped formation from the place name 'Philadelphia' with a familiar -y ending to form an adjective meaning 'relating to Philadelphia'.

Etymology

Philly is a short, friendly form of Philadelphia, a name that comes from Greek words meaning 'brotherly love'. So when something is called Philly (for example a sound or style), it means it comes from or fits the city of Philadelphia.