Meaning & use
Cully
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An old-fashioned slang term for a man, fellow, or companion, sometimes implying he is being deceived or taken advantage of.
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"Come along, cully," the old sailor said, waving him toward the tavern.
In the novel, the con artist targets a naive cully fresh off the train.
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An archaic piece of British thieves' cant, once common in criminal slang and Victorian fiction, now rarely used outside period writing.
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