Cully
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cully is a noun meaning To trick, to impose on, to dupe.
Meaning
To trick, to impose on, to dupe.
More Meanings
- (archaic) A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.
- (slang) A companion.
- (historical, archaic) A male client of a prostitute; a john, a gonk.
Example Sentences
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.
One [attitude] was a fascination with street-walkers and courtesans as self-confident entrepreneurs, able to outwit their simple cullies.
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.
Word Forms
- cullies
- cullying
- cullied
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cull, gull, gullible, sucker, fool, gudgeon.
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