Shilly-shally

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 98

shil′i-shal′i, adv. in silly hesitation.— n. foolish trifling: irresolution.— v.i. to hesitate.— n. Shill′y-shall′ier , an irresolute person. [A reduplication of ' Shall I? ' ] Shilpit to Simnel fāte, fär; mē, hėr; mīne; mōte; mūte; mōōn; th en.