DILLY


Meaning of DILLY in English

/dil"ee/ , n. , pl. dillies . Informal.

something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.: a dilly of a movie.

[ 1930-35; Amer.; earlier as adj.: wonderful, appar. a shortening of DELIGHTFUL or DELICIOUS, with -Y 1 (now taken as -Y 2 ) ]

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