Dillydallier (original) (raw)

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Pronunciation (US): Play (GB): Play

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who wastes timeplay

Synonyms:

dallier; dilly-dallier; dillydallier; lounger; mope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dillydallier" is a kind of...):

bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)

Derivation:

dillydally (postpone doing what one should be doing)

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