chiller-diller

American

[chil-er-dil-er] / ˈtʃɪl ərˈdɪl ər /

noun

Informal.

chiller.

Etymology

Origin of chiller-diller

Rhyming compound based on chiller; d- perhaps from dilly

Example Sentences

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This old chiller-diller, which has as many lives as a cat, haunted Broadway for a long run, has twice before been made into a movie.

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