WEARY WILLIE


Meaning of WEARY WILLIE in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized both Ws

Etymology: weary (I) + Willie, nickname for William

: one who avoids or dislikes work

a general truancy by the Weary Willies, leaving the work-gluttons to do their share and do it better — Manchester Guardian Weekly

specifically : tramp

the railroad had helped to create the Weary Willie — S.H.Holbrook

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.