dilly
noun
[ ˈdɪli ]
• an excellent example of a particular type of person or thing.
• "that's a dilly of a breakfast recipe"
Origin:
late 19th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘delightful’): alteration of the first syllable of delightful or delicious.
dilly
adjective
• odd; foolish.
Origin:
late 19th century: perhaps a blend of daft and silly.
dillybag
noun
• a bag or basket of traditional Aboriginal design, made from woven grass or fibre.
Origin:
from Yagara (an Aboriginal language of Queensland) dili ‘coarse grass or reeds; a bag woven of this’ + bag.
