Dolly Daydream

Syllables: Dol·ly Day·dreamUK/ˈdɑli ˈdeɪdɹiːm/US/ˈdɒli ˈdeɪdɹiːm/

Dolly Daydream noun: a girl or woman given to daydreaming.

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Noun

Dolly Daydream (plural Dolly Daydreams)

A girl or woman given to daydreaming.
- Little Dolly Daydream, pride of Idaho: so now ye know! / And when ye go, ye'll see there's somethin' on her mind, don't think it's you. / 'Kase no one's got to kiss dat garl but me.1897, Leslie Stuart, “Little Dolly Daydream: Pride of Idaho”, performed by Eugene Stratton, London: Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., →OCLC
- In fact nobody knew what Jess wanted, least of all herself. She just kind of drifted round the place. She'd always been a Dolly Daydream, as Mother called her[…], and she seemed to have even less backbone than me.2008, Tess Stevens, “Freedom and Love”, in Sold: A Young Girl Betrayed by Her Mother into a Life of Vice, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN

plural	Dolly Daydreams

What does Dolly Daydream mean?: Dolly Daydream means a girl or woman given to daydreaming.
What part of speech is Dolly Daydream?: Dolly Daydream is a noun.
How do you pronounce Dolly Daydream?: Dolly Daydream is pronounced /ˈdɑli ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ (UK).
What is the plural of Dolly Daydream?: The plural of Dolly Daydream is Dolly Daydreams.

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