dilly

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From dill +‎ -y.

Adjective

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dilly (comparative more dilly, superlative most dilly)

  1. Redolent of dill (the herb).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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dilly (plural dillies)

  1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
    • 1958, Raymond Chandler, Playback:
      You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies.
    • 2013, Andrew Lycett, Ian Fleming, page 301:
      Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dilly and a smasheroo.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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dilly (plural dillies)

  1. (Australia) A dilly bag.

Etymology 4

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From Somersetshire dialect; perhaps a blend of daft and silly.[1]

Adjective

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dilly (comparative dillier, superlative dilliest)

  1. (Australia) Silly; characteristic of a dill.

References

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  1. ^ James Lambert The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary (Sydney: Macquarie Library) 2004, page 63.

Etymology 5

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Contracted from diligence.

Noun

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dilly (plural dillies)

  1. (dated) A kind of stagecoach.
  2. (obsolete, slang) A night cart.
References
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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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