willy-nilly



willy-nilly

 
1. (informal) if something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether the people who are involved want it to happen or not Both countries are being drawn, willy-nilly, into the conflict.
2. (informal) without any order We threw our bags willy-nilly into the back of the truck.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Giulianojoo-LYAH-noItalian
Indira-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil
AvgustAHV-goost (Russian), AHV-hoost (Ukrainian)Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian
CyprianSIP-ree-ən (English)History
Adomas-Lithuanian
PhilisFIL-isEnglish (Rare)