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    [Adverb]  | "shilly-shally" | \ ˈshi-lē-ˌsha-lē \


    1: in an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner


    Origin: 1700 ;

     Irregular reduplication of shall I;

    [Adjective]  | "shilly-shally" 


    1: irresolute, vacillating


    Origin: 1734 ;

    [Verb]  | "shilly-shally" 


    1: to show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or resolution

    2: dawdle


    Origin: 1754 ;

    [Noun]  | "shilly-shally" 


    1: indecision, irresolution


    Origin: 1755 ;

    [Verb]  | "shilly-shally" 


    1: to show uncertainty about the right course of action;


      * e.g., " ... I didn't shilly-shally but instead raced to the hospital as soon as I heard the news "





    2: to move or act slowly;


      * e.g., " ... with dinner guests due in two hours, there was no time to shilly-shally in front of the TV set "





    [Noun]  | "shilly-shally" 


    1: a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action;


      * e.g., " ... the construction project was once again delayed by the bureaucratic shilly-shally of regulatory agencies "



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     [ "shilly shally" ]

    1:  -in an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner

      * e.g.,  ... John would not shilly shally. 


     [ "shilly shally" ]

    2:  -to show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or


     [ "shilly shally" ]

    3:  resolution

     [ "Shilly shallying" ]

    1: The act of the vagina lips rubbing together and creating a slight crackle sound, or the vagina lips looking and behaving like a clam. this usually only occurs in very dry and crusty vaginas.

      * e.g.,  ... Heather's vagina lips are so crusty, you can hear her vagina shilly shallying when she's walking to class! 

     [ "Shilly Shallying" ]

    1: The act of vagina lips rubbing together and creating a slight crackle sound, or the vaginal lips looking or behaving like a clam. This usually only occurs in very dry and crusty vaginas.

      * e.g.,  ... Heather's vagina lips are so crusty, you can hear her vagina shilly shallying when she's walking to class! 

     [ "dilly dally shilly shally" ]

    1: An expression used to chastize someone who is wasting time, focusing on unimportant things, procratinating, or otherwise being an emo blond-haired sissy boy.

      * e.g.,  ... Dilly dally shilly shally... Cloud, you need to save the kids before their eyes get all fucked up! 


     [ "dilly dally shilly shally" ]

    2: NOTE: In Square Enix straight-to-DVD GC movie sequel to Final Fantasy VII, Advent Children, dilly dally shilly shally is used as the translation to "Zuru zuru zuru zuru" in the japanese version... WTF

     [ "Dilly Dally Shilly Shally" ]

    1: expression used by tifa in the "Advent Children" movie when talking to cloud. its japanese translation is つるつる つるつる, or tsuru tsuru tsuru tsuru. which is a japanese onomatopoeia for dragging.

      * e.g.,  ... Girl: You just cant deal with anything, can you??  


     [ "Dilly Dally Shilly Shally" ]

    2: 'dilly dally shilly shally' is a way of telling someone to shut up and stop wasting time.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: (some lame excuse)  

     [ "Dilly Dally Shilly Shally" ]

    1: Some random expression used to Tifa in the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. No one is quite sure what it means, but it appears she says it in uncomfortable situations, much like "I don't wanna talk about it!"

      * e.g.,  ... Girl: You just cant deal with anything, can you?? 

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