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dally

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dally/ˈdali/

▶verb (dallies, dallying, dallied)

1 act or move slowly.

2 (dally with) have a casual romantic or sexual relationship with.
■ show a casual interest in.

– origin ME: from OFr. dalier ‘to chat’.

'dally' also found in these Oxford entries:

dawdle - dilly-dally

Forum discussions with the word(s) "dally" in the title:

"dally with someone" vs. "flirt with someone"
dally
dilly dally
Dilly-dally, wishy-washy [ reduplication ]

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