dawdlingduel
nounUK /ˈdɔːdlɪŋ ˈdjuːəl/
US /ˈdɔːdlɪŋ ˈduːəl/
A dawdlingduel is a slow, silly contest between two people who take a very long time to finish.
The two turtles had a dawdlingduel to see who could cross the garden last.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A playful argument between two people who keep putting off making a decision.
Their dawdlingduel over where to eat lasted all afternoon.
3. A friendly challenge to see who can be the slowest at a task.
We had a dawdlingduel to see who could tidy up the slowest.
4. A long, drawn-out back-and-forth between two slow movers.
The dawdlingduel between the two snails ended at sunset.