Actually,
Definition of dilly plural dillies : one that is remarkable or outstanding had a dilly of a storm for a practical joke, that was a dilly, first used in 1935.
Then there's the song: Lavender Blue Dilly Dilly
And finally, my captain said after a rough landing in weather, "Well that was a dilly of a landing there girl"
And finally, my captain said after a rough landing in weather, “Well that was a dilly of a landing there girl”
That beats your instructor screaming “What the hell are you doing!!??”