"tilly-vally" meaning in English

See tilly-vally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-interj}} tilly-vally
  1. (obsolete) Expressing contempt, or rejecting anything trifling or impertinent. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: tilly-fally, tillie vallie
    Sense id: en-tilly-vally-en-intj-8uvHbdQw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Sir Toby Belch: My lady's a Cataian, we are politicians, Malvolio's\na Peg-a-Ramsey, and 'Three merry men be we.' Am not\nI consanguineous? am I not of her blood?\nTillyvally. Lady!",
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