Lollygag
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɒlɪɡæɡ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lollygag is a verb meaning (US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
Meaning
(US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
More Meanings
- (US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To fool around, especially sexually.
- (US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To effusively (often excessively) display affection.
- (uncountable, US) Silliness, nonsense.
- (countable, dated, US) A useless or worthless person or thing.
Example Sentences
The lallygag strolls down the road that leads to Failureville.
He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag.
At the fair the other day George and Sue were lollygagging around like two sick kittens.
Stop lollygagging! […] He ate ALL the ship's food! 'Zat your friend? Show him outta here!
Word Forms
- lollygags
- lollygagging
- lollygagged
- lollygog
- lolligag
Synonyms for lollygag
Depending on context, synonyms include dawdle, shirk, slack, procrastinate, blow off, cop out.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lounge, loiter, hang around, footle, lurk, tarry.
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