Dally Definition & Meaning
dally
- verb
- behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"
- waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
- consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
"Dally" in song lyrics
See how dally is used in real songs:
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"Like, this, that, dilly, dally"
Black Moon — Buckshot's Freestyle Joint -
"I don't shuck and jive and I don't dilly dally"
k-os — Funky Country -
"Cali to Dally"
Monteloco f/ Lawrence Michaels — Drinkz Up
Words that rhyme with dally
Usage tips for "dally"
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does dally mean?
- behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
- What part of speech is dally?
- Dally is a verb.
- How many definitions does dally have?
- Dally has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).