"Dally" meaning in English

See Dally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Dallys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Dallys}} Dally (plural Dallys)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Dally-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Dallies [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of "Dalmatian Coast", from where many Croatian emigrants originated. Also spelt "Dallie" Head templates: {{en-noun|Dallies}} Dally (plural Dallies)
  1. (colloquial New Zealand) A New Zealand person of Croatian or other Balkan descent. Tags: New-Zealand, colloquial
    Sense id: en-Dally-en-noun-I72JxW-b Categories (other): New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Dally meaning in English (1.8kB)

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