: a mineworker who starts and brakes the movement of cars on a dilly. — called also incline man.

What does the slang dilly mean?

According to dictionary.com, the origins of “dilly” are in a shortening of the word “delightful” or “delicious,” probably from the 1930s. On its own, it has come to mean “something or someone regarded as remarkable or unusual.”

What does dilly mean in England?

silly in British English

(ˈsɪlɪ ) adjectiveWord forms: -lier or -liest.