Tillie

English

Etymology 1

From Matilda.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Tillie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
    • 1887, Rudyard Kipling, Wressley of the Foreign Office:
      Without reason, against prudence, and at a moment’s notice, he fell in love with a frivolous, golden-haired girl who used to tear about Simla Mall on a high, rough waler, with a blue velvet jockey-cap crammed over her eyes. Her name was Venner—Tillie Venner—and she was delightful.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the ATM Tillie the All-Time Teller, introduced in 1974.

Noun

Tillie (plural Tillies)

  1. (US, slang) An ATM.

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