wally

Examples

• All

• You big wally.

  A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

• Look, I made myself look a right wally.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I made myself look a right wally, does that satisfy you?

  Young Soul Rebels (1991)

• Today, more than ever, we need more Wallys in our lives.

  Blog text (24)

• They look a right load of wallies there.

  The Limey (1999)

• She felt embarrassed after acting like a wally during the meeting.

• Everyone laughed when he tripped and made a fool of himself; what a wally!

• Those silly mistakes made him look like a complete wally in front of his friends.

Synonyms

N

nitwit

vswally

• Offensive

36 7.9

A person who acts silly and not very smart

is used more for silly or clumsy behavior than pure lack of intelligence

D

dimwit

vswally

• Offensive

14 7.7

A person who is not very smart

emphasizes stupidity more than general silliness or clumsiness

N

nincompoop

vswally

• Offensive

13 8.4

A person who acts in a very silly way

is milder and can include awkwardness rather than only lack of sense

N

nimrod

vswally

• Offensive

5 9.2

A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word

focuses more on ineptness rather than being merely a playful insult

W

wacker

vswally

• Offensive

3 9.9

A person who acts foolishly or oddly

emphasizes odd or eccentric traits rather than plain stupidity or ineptness

C

chucklehead

vswally

• Offensive

2 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

is sometimes more insulting, implying actual stupidity or ineptness

J

jughead

vswally

• Offensive

1 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

applies more generally, including poor ability or real stupidity

G

gomer

vswally

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

highlights general silliness or stupidity rather than only clumsiness

P

plonker

vswally

• Offensive

1 9.9

A foolish person who often does stupid things

is more neutral and not restricted to British informal usage

B

bubble-head

vswally

• Offensive

1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

is broader, covering stupidity or inept action as well

B

blubberhead

vswally

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is used more for silly or inept people without strong offense

F

flapdoodle

vswally

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who says or does silly things

focuses more on ineptness or being regarded as actually stupid

D

dingling

vswally

• Offensive

9.9

A person who acts silly or foolish

is broader, also covering real ineptness or low intelligence

B

barney

vswally

• Offensive

8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is used more generally for silliness, clumsiness, or stupidity

P

pratt

vswally

• Offensive

9.9

A person who acts in a silly, foolish way

is not specifically regional and can be used in wider informal speech

W

whangdoodle

vswally

• Archaic

9.9

A person who acts in a silly, playful way

is more about incompetence or low intelligence rather than playful oddness

H

hoghead

vswally

• Offensive

9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

is milder and more playful, not usually intended as a strong insult

Antonyms

E

expert

∞ 3.2

A person who knows a lot about a subject and can help others

G

genius

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

Idioms

B

to be a wally

• Offensive

9.9

Act in a silly, embarrassing way

F

to feel like a wally

• Offensive

9.9

To feel foolish and embarrassed because of something you did

Compounds

W

Wally World

9.3

A made-up amusement park like a big theme park

How Silly

idiot

• Offensive

∞ 1.2

fool

• Offensive

∞ 1.4

to clown

• Informal

37 3.0

wally

• Offensive

2 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology