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1
to move or act slowly
- don't dillydally on the way to the store
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2
to spend time doing nothing
- restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying
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- bum,
- chill,
- dally,
- dawdle,
- drone,
- footle,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- hang about
- [British],
- idle,
- kick around,
- kick back,
- laze,
- lazy,
- loaf,
- loll,
- lounge,
- veg out
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The first known use of dillydally was in 1741
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