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    What are willikers, as in golly gee willikers?

    Question #115296. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Jun 15 10 12:16 PM)


    looney_tunes

    		Willikers (or many variant spellings such as whillikers, whilikers, willikens, whillikens, whilikens, etc.) is a nonsense interjection with no traceable meaning. I is used after 'gee' or 'golly gee' to express surpirse or delight.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whillikins?qsrc=2446

    The 'golly gee' part of the expression is likely to be a euphemism to avoid using the word 'God' or 'Jesus' blasphemously.

    http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/24/messages/1173.html

    Jun 15 10, 5:21 PM

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