dally Definition

dally
verb, intr dallies, dallied, dallying

1. To waste time idly or frivolously.

Thesaurus: dawdle, idle, loiter, procrastinate, linger, tarry, delay, dilly-dally.
2. old use
To flirt with them.
Thesaurus: dabble, toy, play, trifle, putter, flirt, sport.
Form: dally with someone (often)

Etymology: 14c, originally meaning ‘to chat, to amuse oneself with someone or something': from French dalier to chat.