billy lids
Meaning
Children.
Example
I'll have to check with the missus and the billy lids.
Origin
Rhyming slang for 'kids'.
Variants
billy lid
Nearby words
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- BillzacAn Australian soldier of the First World War; a name for the typical digger, soon replaced by 'digger' itself.
- bin chickenThe Australian white ibis, a common sight scavenging in city rubbish bins.