It%26#039;s a Scottish vernacular word, from the central area of the country - Wallies, meaning %26quot;false teeth%26quot;, used in examples such as: %26quot;Ah%26#039;ll stoat yer wallies%26quot;, meaning:
%26quot;I%26#039;ll punch you in the teeth%26quot;.
It comes from the term %26quot;Wally dugs%26quot;, referring to the material they were made from, i.e., china, and a %26quot;wally dug%26quot; is an ornamental china dog. Apparently.
(I would check the OED on that, but my link to that wonderful resource is down. Typical!)
Why are false teeth sometimes called wallies?
iv never heard them called that
Reply:KNEW ONE ON ME ANCIENT SOUNDING AS IF TO FIT THE WALL OF THE MOUTH chomp on that
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