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DILLY-DALLIER

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

• DILLY-DALLIER (noun)

Sense 1

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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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