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Wiktionary

  1. adv. Whether desired or not.
  2. adv. Without regard for consequences or the will of those affected.
  3. adv. Seemingly at random, haphazardly

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. Whether I (he, she, they) want to or not. See Will I, nill I, etc., under 3d will.

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  • jmjarmstrong JM, in a shilly-shallying, vacillating way, rushed about all over the place until he settled upon 'willy nilly' as the mood of the day Feb 1, 2009

‘willy nilly’ has been looked up 1226 times, loved by 4 people, added to 14 lists, commented on 1 time, and is not a valid Scrabble word.