Definition of dilly-dally

dilly-dally

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.

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Other terms relating to 'dilly':
dilly	Definitions include: variant of "deal", i.e. the event, the happening, the occurrence.
dilly-o	Definitions include: It means situation.
dilly, the	Definitions include: "the deal".
what's the dilly?	Definitions include: a greeting; "what's the deal?"; "what's going on?".
what's the dilly, yo?	Definitions include: "What's up?"
what the dilly	Definitions include: "what's up".
what the dilly, yo	Definitions include: what's up, what's going on...
who who dilly	Definitions include: a penis.

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