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dillydally

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[dil-ee-dal-ee, -dal-] / ˈdɪl iˌdæl i, -ˈdæl- /

verb (used without object)

dillydallied, dillydallying

  1. to waste time, especially by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter.

Etymology

Origin of dillydally

First recorded in 1735–45; gradational reduplication of dally

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