What's the dilly?
What's the dilly?
slang What happened, is happening, or is going to happen? Why did something happen or is someone acting a certain way? ("Dilly" is likely a colloquial pronunciation of "dealy," itself a humorous, informal form of "deal.") You seem upset—what's the dilly, yo? So, what's the dilly? Are we heading straight to the movie or do you want to grab dinner first?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
What’s the dilly?
interrog. What’s going on?; What’s the deal? (Dilly is a pronunciation of dealy.) Who’s shouting? What’s the dilly?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- What’s the dilly?
- what's the deal
- What’s the deal?
- What's the dealy?
- have an/(one's) ear close to the ground
- have an/(one's) ear to the ground
- keep/have an/your ear to the ground
- ear to the ground, have one's
- have an ear to the ground
- with advance notice