dilly-dally
World English Dictionary
dilly-dally (ˌdɪlɪˈdælɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -lies, -lying, -lied | |
| informal (intr) to loiter or vacillate | |
| [C17: by reduplication from | |
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| dilly-dally | |
verb | |
| postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: procrastinate] |
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Dilly-dally
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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