What is "billyo"

billyo \billyo\, billyoh \billyoh\n. a large amount; British say "it rained like billyo" where Americans say "it rained like the devil". [British]

Syn: billy-ho.

n. (alternative form of billy-oh English)

n. an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'" [syn: billyoh, billy-ho, all get out]