Words & TermsPeople and character
dill
A fool or foolish person.
In a sentence
You dill—you left the keys in the front door.
Where it came from
Australian lexicographic discussion explicitly treats dill as having a special Australian usage; current dictionaries label the fool sense mainly Australian and New Zealand.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established