hully-gully
adj.— «They’re either going to shape up or not play. We’ve just got to quit playing hully-gully. Sometimes, our teams looks like it belongs in a Sunday afternoon church league.» —“Norman coach tired of squad’s casual look at game” by Dave Pego Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma) Jan. 17, 1983. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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