dilly
dilly · dillies
Someone or something that is remarkable or unusualSomeone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
/ˈdɪli/
» Time's almost up, why are you still dilly-dallying?
Meaning
5 sensesSomeone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
(Australia)A dilly bag.
(dated)A kind of stagecoach.
Synonym of dilly net
(obsolete, slang)A night cart.
Examples
5 sentencesTime's almost up, why are you still dilly-dallying?
Dilly-dallying the day away does not an artist make.
Don't dilly-dally.
deTrödel nicht!
You're late! Sheesh, dilly-dally dilly-dally ...
Let's get going! We have no time to dilly-dally.
deJetzt aber los! Wir haben keine Zeit Sperenzchen zu machen.
Origin
Contracted from diligence.Contracted from diligence.
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Forms
plural: dilliesSynonyms
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1 related wordsRelateddilly-dally