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noun (plural dillies) Etymology: obsolete ~, adjective, delightful, perhaps by shortening & alteration from delightful Date: 1935 one that is remarkable or outstanding had a ~ of a storm for a practical joke, that was a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. (pl. -ies) esp. US sl. a remarkable or excellent person or thing. Etymology: dilly (adj.) f. DELIGHTFUL or DELICIOUS 2. adj. Austral. sl. 1 odd or eccentric. 2 foolish, stupid, mad. Etymology: perh. f. DAFT, SILLY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- first appeared 1909 (adj.), of unknown origin, perhaps related to the nursery word for "duck." Dilly was also slang for a stagecoach (1818), from Fr. carrosse de diligence. The noun is 1935. Dilly-dally is from 1741, a reduplication of dally. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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