Plural of Philly, informal term for Philadelphia; commonly refers to the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team.
Shortened form of Philadelphia, which comes from Greek philos meaning 'loving' and adelphos meaning 'brother', literally 'city of brotherly love'. The nickname 'Philly' emerged in American English in the early 20th century, with 'Phillies' becoming the baseball team name in 1883.
The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchises in American professional sports, founded in 1883. Interestingly, they were almost called the 'Quakers' after Pennsylvania's founding religious group, but the name didn't stick like their eventual moniker.
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