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Philly

Philly

11 7.5
Relating to Philadelphia, its people or city life
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪli/
: 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
1 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.