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Dilly

//ˈdɪli// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Redolent of dill (the herb).
  2. 2
    Silly; characteristic of a dill. Australia
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.
Noun
  1. 1
    Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.

    "You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies."

  2. 2
    A dilly bag. Australia
  3. 3
    A kind of stagecoach. dated

    "So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying six insides."

  4. 4
    Synonym of dilly net
  5. 5
    A night cart. obsolete, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dill + -y.

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Contracted from diligence.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French Dilly, but also a variant of Dilley.

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