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What (who) is cully - definition
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Cully (Calvados); Cully (disambiguation)
Cully
·noun To trick, cheat, or impose on; to Deceive.
II. Cully ·noun A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull.
cully
['k?li]
¦ noun (plural cullies) archaic, informal a friendly form of address for a man.
Origin
C17 (denoting a person who is imposed upon): of unknown origin.
cully
I. n.
Dupe, gull, cat's paw, credulous person.
II. v. a.
Cheat, trick, dupe, gull, chouse, deceive, delude, overreach, cozen, circumvent, beguile, impose upon.
Examples of use of cully
1. "Cully" Stimson, a lawyer with the Heritage Foundation and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs.
2. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Cully Stimson, speaking to BBC radio on Monday, distanced himself from them.
3. "Cully" Stimson, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, said yesterday that he drew up contingency plans in 2006 for how to close the military prison.
4. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Cully Stimson, speaking to BBC radio, said: «I wouldn’t characterize it as a good PR move.
5. There, they were met by a salute from the Mayor of Gosport, Councillor June Cully, along with the last Commanding Officer of Haslar, Surgeon Captain James Campbell.