QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use shilly-shally in a sentence
You've got to shillyshally, and then you've got to go it blind.
April Hopes|William Dean HowellsThen a lot of shillyshally usually followed, Tom for and Dick and Harry against.
Ulysses|James Joyce
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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