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lollygag — (v.) dawdle, dally, 1862, lallygag, Amer.Eng., perhaps from dial. lolly tongue + gag deceive, trick. Related: Lollygagged; lollygagging … Etymology dictionary
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 — 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
