willy-willy
(ˈwɪlɪˌwɪlɪ)
Also willi-willi.
[Native name.]
In north-west Australia, a cyclonic storm or tornado. Also attrib.
| 1894 Age (Melbourne) 20 Jan. 13/4 A..report of a ‘Willy Willy’ in the north-west portion of West Australia. 1902 Blackw. Mag. May 646/2 The pools formed by the willy-willy shower had evaporated. |