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dally

UK/ˈdæli/ US/ˈdæli/ rare

verb

1.

behave carelessly or indifferently

  • “Play about with a young girl”
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2.

waste time

  • “Get busy--don”
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3.

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

  • “The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries”
  • “My husband never flirts with other women”
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4.

consider not very seriously

  • “He is trifling with her”
  • “She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania”
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Origin

Possibly from Spanish dale vuelta (“twist it around”) by law of Hobson-Jobson, from dale + la + vuelta.

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