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dilly
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dilly, n. (pl. -ies) esp. US sl. a remarkable or excellent person or thing.
dilly, adj. Austral. sl.
1 odd or eccentric.
2 foolish, stupid, mad.
1 odd or eccentric.
2 foolish, stupid, mad.
Etymology
perh. f. DAFT, SILLY
THESAURUS
dilly
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