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Pronunciation varies by accent · interjection
(obsolete) Expressing contempt, or rejecting anything trifling or impertinent..
Sir Toby Belch: My lady's a Cataian, we are politicians, Malvolio's a Peg-a-Ramsey, and 'Three merry men be we.' Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood? Tillyvally. Lady!
Use tilly-vally when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tilly-vally means (obsolete) Expressing contempt, or rejecting anything trifling or impertinent..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Sir Toby Belch: My lady's a Cataian, we are politicians, Malvolio's a Peg-a-Ramsey, and 'Three merry men be we.' Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood? Tillyvally. Lady!
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