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词汇 lilty
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lilty1

nounPlural liltiesˈlɪlti
Northern Irish informal
  • An excitable and energetic person.

    he was out the door like a lilty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was out the door like a lilty.
    • I am always gadding about all over the place like a lilty.
    • I skip over urban cobbles and paving cracks like a lilty.
    • Eileen was up and down those first-class aisles like a lilty.
    • "Away with the fairies" is an epithet for someone who is a bit of a lilty.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of uncertain origin; probably from lilt; perhaps influenced by Scots lintie 'lively girl', an abbreviation of linnet.

lilty2

nounPlural liltiesˈlɪlti
in phrase give it liltyNorthern Irish informal
  • Put a great deal of effort into an activity.

    we gave it lilty and got through to day two
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Us four supporters were giving it lilty behind the standing goals at the oppositie side from where he scored the point.
    • All the lads gave it lilty in the first 60 minutes.
    • Here's me, giving it lilty from the handbook of day filling and she gets a strop on.
    • My head aches from the screaming of the excited six year olds giving it lilty as they hurtle down the slide.
    • There he was, giving it lilty and inciting the crowd into a good-humoured frenzy.

Origin

Early 19th century: from the sense of lilty 'a beating', a variant of Scots laldy.

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