chiller-diller

[ chil-er-dil-er ]

noun

, Informal.

1. chiller ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiller-diller¹

Rhyming compound based on chiller; d- perhaps from dilly

Example Sentences

This old chiller-diller, which has as many lives as a cat, haunted Broadway for a long run, has twice before been made into a movie.

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