dilly

Etymology 1

dill + -y

adj

  1. Redolent of dill (the herb).

Etymology 2

noun

  1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
    You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies. 1958, Raymond Chandler, Playback
    Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dilly and a smasheroo. 2013, Andrew Lycett, Ian Fleming, page 301

Etymology 3

noun

  1. (Australia) A dilly bag.

Etymology 4

From Somersetshire dialect; perhaps a blend of daft and silly.

adj

  1. (Australia) Silly; characteristic of a dill.

Etymology 5

Contracted from diligence.

noun

  1. (dated) A kind of stagecoach.
    So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying six insides. 1798, John Hookham Frere, George Canning, The Loves of the Triangles
  2. (obsolete, slang) A night cart.

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