wooly

wooly
a) Made of wool.

wooly hair

b) Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.

Thats the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.

2. noun
Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helens, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn). <!If you edit this page, please also edit "woolly" to keep these two pages in synch.

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