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Added 9 October 2026

dilly-dally

/ˈdɪliˌdæli/ verb

In Latin: mūgīnor Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dilly-dally at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Postpone doing what one should be doing.
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

Origin

Reduplication of dally.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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