» dilly-dallier
Noun (1 meaning)
dilly-dallier is a type of:
dilly-dallier is derivationally related to:
- to dally, dawdle (verb) - waste time
- to loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around (verb) - be about
- to mope, moon around, moon about (verb) - be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
- to mope, mope around (verb) - move around slowly and aimlessly
- to procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally (verb) - postpone doing what one should be doing