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A Random Word From the ArchivesWant another word? Refresh this pagePermanent link for this word: dilly-dally A.Word.A.Day--dilly-dallyPronunciation: WAV or RealAudiodilly-dally (DIL-ee-dal-ee) intr.verb To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate. [Reduplication of dally.] "A strong leader makes decisions. Whether they are right or wrong, they get made, and they are clear. A weak executive dilly-dallies and gives false signals, leaving subordinates tocharge off in different directions." Harvey Mackay, Of monogrammed cuffs, ego size and leadership, Star Tribune, 15 Feb 1996. This week's theme: reduplicatives.
X-BonusThe spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. -Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
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