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View synonyms for dillydally

dillydally

[ dil-ee-dal-ee, -dal- ]

verb (used without object)

, dil·ly·dal·lied, dil·ly·dal·ly·ing.
  1. to waste time, especially by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dillydally1

First recorded in 1735–45; gradational reduplication of dally

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