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dilly

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dilly1

▶noun (pl. dillies) N. Amer. informal an excellent example of something.

– origin C19: alt. of the first syllable of delightful or delicious.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dilly2

▶adjective (dillier, dilliest) Austral./NZ informal, dated odd or foolish.

– origin C19: perh. a blend of daft and silly.

'dilly' also found in these Oxford entries:

dill - dilly-dally

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

'Dilly' in BE: means 'fool'?
dilly dally
Dilly-dally, wishy-washy [ reduplication ]
Oh, dilly, dilly, dilly! Hey, diddle, diddle

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