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verb - intransitive

• to be slow.

  My son can be so slow when he is asked to do something. He dilly-dallies whenever he is asked to do something.

  Last edited on Aug 25 2010. Submitted by Linda from Kenosha, WI, USA on May 03 2006.

• It means situation. As in "What the dilly o?" means "What's the situation?"

  What the dilly o?

  Last edited on Oct 19 1998. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 19 1998.

• what's the deal? what's up.

  What's the dilly-o.

  Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by ILONA E. from Ft Myers, FL, USA on Jun 10 1999.

• "what's the deal."

  What's the dillio?

  Last edited on Jan 06 2002. Submitted by Julia B. from Shaker Hts, OH, USA on Jan 06 2002.

• deal or idea. As in "What's the deal?" Same as dills or dilly.

  What's the dillio?

  Last edited on Jan 25 2002. Submitted by Ralph M. from Charlotte, NC, USA on Jan 25 2002.

• a deal or some sort of arrangement.

  What's the dilly-o with our plans?

  Last edited on May 20 2003. Submitted by Alex W. from Riverside, CA, USA on May 20 2003.

noun

• "the deal".

  What's the dilly? (What's going on?)

  Last edited on Mar 28 2011. Submitted by Kayla S. from Rexdale, Toronto, ON, Canada on May 25 1998.

• Sickness that is caused by any number of things i.e. too much eating, too much drinking, weird spots on the body, any sickness that can't be figured out. Origin: Grandpa Harry from Kiev.

  What's wrong with him, I don't know maybe its dilurga.

  Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Ronald K. on Jan 07 2000.

• Doll, baby

  Last edited on Sep 03 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 03 2016.

• money
  
  e.g

  man I ain't gotta dime

  Last edited on Sep 09 2019. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 06 2016.

noun

• a very attractive person; "a perfect ten". Frequently, attractiveness is rated on "a scale of 1 to 10." In the United States, a dime is worth 10 cents. Hence, a "dime" is one whose attractiveness rates 10 on the scale. Also dime piece.

  He's a perfect dime.

  He's a dime piece.

  We are dimes.

  • See more words with the same meaning: attractive person (either gender).
  • See more words with the same meaning: woman, women, female.

  Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Jenna M. from WI, USA on Nov 09 1998.

• ten dollar's worth of drugs.

  Can I get a dime bag?

  • See more words with the same meaning: drugs.

  Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Joshua S. from Newport, KY 41071, USA on Feb 01 2003.

• ten dollars.

  It's gonna cost ya a dime.

  • See more words with the same meaning: money.

  Last edited on Feb 01 2003. Submitted by Joshua S. from Newport, KY 41071, USA on Feb 01 2003.

• an assist, in basketball.
  • See more words with the same meaning: sports (related to).

  Last edited on Nov 26 2004. Submitted by Samantha J. on Nov 26 2004.

• a diamond.
  • See more words with the same meaning: jewelry (related to).

  Last edited on Jan 05 2009. Submitted by Christina S. from New York, NY, USA on Jan 05 2009.

• a very attractive woman - worthy of a diamond. (From the sense of "dime" meaning "diamond.")
  • See more words with the same meaning: attractive female.

  Last edited on Jan 05 2009. Submitted by Christina S. from New York, NY, USA on Jan 05 2009.

• one hundred dollars.

  Last edited on Sep 09 2016. Submitted by Chuck S. on Sep 09 2016.

• one thousand dollars.

  Last edited on Sep 09 2016. Submitted by Chuck S. on Sep 09 2016.

• an assist, in sports

  Last edited on Jun 29 2018. Submitted by tasteslikebeaver on Jun 29 2018.

notes

• See also drop a dime.

  I heard that dude dropped a dime on his co-defendant.

  Last edited on Sep 09 2019. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 24 2019.

• to rat on someone

  Last edited on Dec 23 2008. Submitted by Derek W. on Dec 23 2008.