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(Australia, colloquial, obsolete) To carry on small-time confidence tricks, ie. the activity of an illywhacker.

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whack the illy

Source Word

whack the illy

Verb

Australia colloquial obsolete

(Australia, colloquial, obsolete) To carry on small-time confidence tricks, ie. the activity of an illywhacker.

Japanese Meaning

小規模な信任詐欺、つまりちょっとした詐欺行為を働く（イリー・ホエッカーが行うような詐欺活動を指す）

Every few months he would whack the illy along the docks, conning sailors out of their savings.

数か月ごとに彼は桟橋で小さな詐欺を働き、船員たちから貯金をだまし取っていた。

Sense（1）

(Australia, colloquial, obsolete) To carry on small-time confidence tricks, ie. the activity of an illywhacker.

whacks the illy

（ present singular third-person ）

whacking the illy

（ participle present ）

whacked the illy

（ participle past ）

whacked the illy

（ past ）