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Wally Common

Wally has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid

"The manager sighed when Wally tried to fix the broken printer by hitting it with his fist again."

2

a fool

"The referee waved his arms at that wally who just wandered off the field without checking if anyone was injured."

Verb
1

Alternative pronunciation (and hence spelling) of value

"The sales team insists on listing the property at wally five thousand dollars to attract more buyers."

Adjective
1

unusually pale; misaligned, sideways-looking, affected by strabismus.

"After staring at his phone for hours, Tom's eyes looked wally as he tried to focus on the board during class."

Proper Noun
1

A diminutive of the male given names of Waldo and Walter and Wallabee and Wallace.

"The teacher called out to Wally to hand in his homework, knowing he was simply a friendly nickname for Walter."

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