billo! excl.
(UK, London school) a cry of warning.
![]() | Spoilers 102: ‘Billo!’ exclaimed the boy hoarsely, ‘or there’ll be a rare ole chermozzle.’. | |
![]() | Sharpe of the Flying Squad 329: below (pronounced Bill-O) : Cry of warning meaning ‘Look out!’. | |
![]() | They Drive by Night 214: ‘Billo’. A couple of youths came up to the top deck and sat behind Shorty. One of them looked at Molly with a hunter’s eye. | |
![]() | Signs of Crime 173: Bill oh! A shouted warning, ‘Look Out!’ (presumably from ‘Bill’, the police). Pronounced ‘below’. |