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DILLY-DALLIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dilly-dallier mean?
• DILLY-DALLIER (noun)
The noun DILLY-DALLIER has 1 sense:
1. someone who wastes time
Familiarity information: DILLY-DALLIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who wastes time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dallier; dilly-dallier; dillydallier; lounger; mope
Hypernyms ("dilly-dallier" is a kind of...):
bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)
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