# illywhacker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪliwakə/

## Definitions
1. A small-time confidence trickster or seller of trinkets.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Suggested by lexicographer Sidney Baker to derive from illy (variant of eeler, from pig Latin eeler-spee for spieler) + whacker. The verb form whack the illy is a back-formation from the noun.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/illywhacker