Dilsydulsily

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  • ref - O Henry: The Four Million, 175: 'An Unfinished Story': 'Dulcie worked in a department store'
  • "dilsy dulsy officer" line from children's game, "Here Comes Three Dukes A Riding" (ref. in 'Games of Washington Children', W.H. Babcok, The American Anthropologist vol. 1, No. 3, Jul 1888, p. 258-259):
    • Here comes one duke a riding/A riding a riding/Here comes one duke a riding/Dilsy Dulsy Officer