hem haw

See dilly dally. Procrastinate, especially in speaking; a failure to get to the point or a purposeful avoidance of making one's point. Can also be used in place of dilly dally in avoid an unpleasant task, such as a chore, although dilly dally would be better here.

"Don't hem haw around; tell me what she said."

by David Porter October 13, 2003

Hem and haw

1. To complain or debate at length about a subject.
2. To make a noise or talk about something at length to waste time.

The politician hem and hawd on the floor of the senate to keep the bill from being called to a vote.

by Mubun May 2, 2010

hemhawrhoids

Major pain-in-the-ass condition of acute indecisiveness that often causes mild-to-extreme physical/emotional/mental discomfort, inconvenience, confusion/resentment/impatience/exhaustion, etc. for all those involved, plus the major waste of time/opportunities/resources, inefficiency/stagnation, needless delays/cost-overruns, etc..

It is an erroneous belief that someone with hemhawrhoids can be cured/hurried along with a good kick in the rear end --- he's already a sore-natured a**h**e, and so any further physical trauma "back there" will only make his condition worse. Smearing on summa dat Pfizer-brand cream dat comes in a tube might indeed help wid da pain somewhat, but I don't know about significant improvement in da slowness-to-make-up-his-mind part of the equation.

by QuacksO May 15, 2018

hemhawing

Not being able to make up your mind. Not being able to make a decision, whether I should do this or should I do that

You want the blonde or the brunette? Quit hemhawing & make up your mind

by Johnny Ringo July 28, 2024