What Does Willy Nilly?

1 : by compulsion : without choice. 2 : in a haphazard or spontaneous manner.

Is Willy Nilly an idiom?

1 do something whether you want to or not: She was forced willy-nilly to accept the company's proposals. 2 do something in a careless way without planning: Don't just use your credit card willy-nilly. This expression is a shortened form of 'willing or not willing'.

Is Cattywampus a word?

Cattywampus is a variant of catawampus, another example of grand 19th century American slang. In addition to “askew” catawampus may refer to “an imaginary fierce wild animal,” or may mean “savage, destructive.”