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Definition of dilly
dillies
: one that is remarkable or outstanding had a dilly of a storm for a practical joke, that was a dilly
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came up with a dilly of an idea to get the fledgling company off the ground
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Serve hot or room temperature with dilly cream on the side.
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Origin and Etymology of dilly
obsolete dilly, adjective, delightful, perhaps by shortening & alteration from delightful
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