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dilly

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dil·ly  (dl)
n. pl. dil·lies Slang
One that is remarkable or extraordinary, as in size or quality: had a dilly of a fight.
[Obsolete dilly, delightful, shortening and alteration of delightful.]
dilly [ˈdɪlɪ]
n pl -lies
Slang chiefly US and Canadian a person or thing that is remarkable
[perhaps from girl's proper name Dilly]
Translations
dilly [ˈdɪlɪ] N (US) she's a dilly (= girl) → está muy bien
it's a dilly (= problem) → es un rompecabezas


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As nobody seemed inclined to respond to this heroic version of "Dilly, Dilly, come and be killed," our late henchman proceeded with his address.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
" "Yes," cries Western, "but if I had suffered her to stand shill I shall I, dilly dally, you might not have had that honour yet a while; I was forced to use a little fatherly authority to bring her to.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
This was the story that Horne Fisher told to Harold March, the journalist, many years after, in a little, but luxurious, restaurant near Picca dilly.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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