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Shilly-shally

Shil'ly-shăll'-ī or Shil'ly-shăll'ly, n.

noun

n. [A reduplication of shall I; i. e., shall I, or shall I not?] Foolish trifling; irresolution. [Vulgar.] She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in picking and choosing—no shilly-shally in Kate. De Quincey.

Shill'-Ī-shāll'-Ī or Shill'ly-shāll'ly, adv.

adverb

adv. In an irresolute or undecided manner; in a hesitating manner.

I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then: if I say 't, I'll do 't. Congreve.