What does DILLY mean?

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Noun

Definitions:

1. A delightful or excellent person or thing.
2. A foolish or silly person.
3. A pickle or cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar.

Pronunciations:

• US: /ˈdɪli/
• UK: /ˈdɪli/

Origin and Usage:

The word "dilly" originated in the 1930s as slang in the United States, meaning "delightful" or "excellent". It is believed to be a shortened form of the word "delightful". In the 1940s, "dilly" began to be used to describe a foolish or silly person. The word is also used to refer to a pickle or cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar.

Synonyms:

• wonderful
• excellent
• foolish
• silly
• pickle
• cucumber

Related Words:

• delly
• filly
• gilly
• hilly
• jelly

Example Sentences:

• The new restaurant in town is a real dilly.
• Don be such a dilly and take your medicine.
• She added a dilly to her sandwich for extra flavor.