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Origin of shilly-shally
First recorded in 1690–1700; originally repeated question, shall I? shall I?; later altered on the model of its synonym dilly-dally
OTHER WORDS FROM shilly-shally
shil·ly-shal·li·er, nounWords nearby shilly-shally
shillelagh, shilling, shilling mark, Shillong, Shilluk, shilly-shally, Shiloh, shilpit, shily, shim, Shimazaki
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British Dictionary definitions for shilly-shally
Derived forms of shillyshally
shillyshallier, nounWord Origin for shillyshally
C18: from shill I shall I, by reduplication of shall I
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