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- proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven names Jill ,Jillian orJulia .
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Examples
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ROBERTS: Joe calls her Jilly, the students call her Dr. B.
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'Frank called Jilly and said that he wanted Marilyn at Cal-Neva so he could keep an eye on her, because he'd heard that she had had an abortion in the last couple of weeks.
Sinatra The Man Behind the Myth Taraborrelli, J. R. 1997
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Axed former "Stig" Ben Collins, fired last year for penning a tell-all book about the show, was forgiven enough to be let back into the fold and lent a helping hand with driving tuition - although he did get called "Jilly Cooper" by Hammond for his trouble.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Within five minutes, Sergeant Dennis Archibald called Jilly.
Foul Lines Jack McCallum 2006
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Within five minutes, Sergeant Dennis Archibald called Jilly.
Foul Lines Jack McCallum 2006
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Mick Tsikas/Reuters GETTING WEIGHED: A sedated kangaroo named "Jilly," injured by recent bush fires, was weighed at a Melbourne, Australia, sanctuary Thursday.
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And Jilly, free of him, is apparently sleepwalking straight into the employ of the Big Bad.
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After what was probably a wise rest, Jilly and Oswald are back and the show's most compelling characters finally see their story move along.
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I'm getting a sense that this isn't going to end well for Jilly.
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It's still uncomfortable that a murderous paedophile is being played for laughs against a high-heeled career bitch, but when Jilly's getting lines like these it's hard to make incredulity last.
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