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Reduplication of softly. Likely an allusion to softly, softly, catchee monkey or a similar phrase.
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Reduplication of softly. Likely an allusion to softly, softly, catchee monkey or a similar phrase.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.