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dillio

dillio noun: the deal; that which is current, relevant, or taking place.

Noun

dillio (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) The deal; that which is current, relevant, or taking place.
    • I am having an incredibly time getting my sound recorder to work and would appreciate any possible insight available. Here's the dillio, the microphone is properly hooked up to the sound card. I can hear the sound through the PC speakers and the microphone volume is up just loud enough to fend off...1998, Chris, “Sound Advice....”, in news.newusers.questions (Usenet)
    • "That's the dillio." Tosha, sensing that this version of the story would take too long, cut her off.2003, Dexter Jeffries, Triple Exposure

Forms of dillio

alternative formdealio

Origin of dillio

From the slang phrase "what's the deal, yo?" meaning "what's going on?".

Questions about dillio

What does dillio mean?
Dillio means the deal; that which is current, relevant, or taking place.
What part of speech is dillio?
Dillio is a noun.

Words near dillio in the dictionary

  1. Dillinger
  2. Dillingers
  3. Dillingham
  4. Dillinghams
  5. dillings
  6. dillio
  7. dillion
  8. dillions
  9. dillis
  10. dillisk
  11. Dillistone

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