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| dilly |
(See it's a dilly)
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| dilly-dally |
go very slowly, pause too much
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Sarah, you come straight home from school. Don't dilly-dally.
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| dime a dozen |
(See a dime a dozen)
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| dimwit |
one who is slow to respond or catch on
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I felt like a dimwit when I couldn't remember her name.
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| ding-a-ling |
fool, an airhead, jerk
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What a ding-a-ling! She expects me to pay for a phone book!
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| dingbat/ding-dong |
strange person, nerd, weirdo
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That dingbat wanted me to take off my clothes!
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| dingbusted |
damn, blasted, consarned, darn
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I couldn't reach the dingbusted switch to turn on the light.
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| dingle you |
phone you, call you, give me a ring
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I'll dingle you when I get back from Chicago.
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| dink [B] |
penis, dork, hoo-haw
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Did you wash your hands after you touched your dink?
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| DINKS |
married couples who have Double Income No Kids
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Our travel packages are purchased mainly by DINKS.
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