- lollygag
- lollygag (v.) "dawdle, dally," 1862, lallygag, Amer.Eng., perhaps from dial. lolly "tongue" + gag "deceive, trick." Related: Lollygagged; lollygagging.
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lollygag — ☆ lollygag [lä′lē gag΄ ] vi. lollygagged, lollygagging [var. of lallygag < ?] Informal to waste time in trifling or aimless activity; fool around … English World dictionary
lollygag — 1. verb /ˈlɒlɪɡæɡ/ To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort. Syn: dawdle, shirk, slack 2 … Wiktionary
lollygag — verb be about The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square Who is this man that is hanging around the department? • Syn: ↑loiter, ↑lounge, ↑footle, ↑loaf, ↑lallygag, ↑hang around, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lollygag — also lallygag intransitive verb ( gagged; gagging) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1868 fool around 1 ; dawdle … New Collegiate Dictionary
lollygag — /lol ee gag /, v.i., lollygagged, lollygagging. lallygag. * * * … Universalium
lollygag — Synonyms and related words: bill and coo, copulate, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, doodle, drag, falter, flag, goof off, halt, lag, linger, loiter, make love, make out, neck, pet, piddle, poke, shilly shally, smooch, spoon, sweet talk … Moby Thesaurus
lollygag — lol|ly|gag [ lali,gæg ] verb intransitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to waste time doing unimportant things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lollygag — v. loiter, dawdle, dally; waste time, goof off; flirt (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
lollygag — be idle, be listless, waste time (See the opposite: waste no time Hank isn t busy today. He s just lollygagging around the house … English idioms
lollygag — (also lallygag) verb (lollygags, lollygagging, lollygagged) N. Amer. informal spend time or move aimlessly. Origin C19: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
