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Definition of lollygag in English: lollygag(also lallygag) verblollygagging, lollygags, lollygaggedˈlɒlɪɡaɡˈlɑliˌɡæɡ [no object]North American informal 1Spend time aimlessly; idle. she goes to Arizona every January to lollygag in the sun Example sentencesExamples - This meant you could get up and go over to the other side of the room and lollygag around in the line for sharpening pencils.
- The cadets should feel like they are ‘on a mission,’ he says, with no time to waste lollygagging around campus.
- Eliza spends some time lollygagging around but doesn't seem interested in actually catching a pig.
- His skin was fairer than his sibling's, which led Blank to believe he spent fewer hours lollygagging outside.
- A couple of times she told riders that their horses were ‘window shopping’ which meant the horse was lollygagging around the ring, not paying attention.
Synonyms do nothing, be inactive, vegetate, sit back, take it easy, rest on one's oars, mark time, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs, kill time, languish, laze, laze about, laze around, lounge, lounge about, lounge around, loll, loll about, loll around, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, slouch, slouch about, slouch around - 1.1with adverbial of direction Dawdle.
Example sentencesExamples - Just as I never lollygag my way through a workout, neither am I concerned with rushing it.
Synonyms unhurried, leisurely, measured, moderate, deliberate, steady, sedate, slow-moving, slow-going, easy, relaxed, unrushed, gentle, undemanding, comfortable
Derivatives noun North American informal The next day's very early start didn't gel too well with this renowned lollygagger but cuckoo clocks, fondue and chocolate wait for no man. Example sentencesExamples - I'm starting to think it might be a lot easier for everyone if we could just get all of these ne'er-do-wells, lollygaggers, and malcontents to put together one class action suit, instead of all of these little petty suits.
- You can mix socializers with competitors and hard-chargers with lollygaggers, but it'll be about as much fun as a long carry over quicksand.
- More schoolchildren sauntered in and his darting eyes tried to keep track of all ten lallygaggers.
- To celebrate online lollygaggers, the new "TimeWasters" subsite will keep office workers distracted with more games, jokes of the day and character screen savers.
Origin Mid 19th century: of unknown origin. Definition of lollygag in US English: lollygag(also lallygag) verbˈlälēˌɡaɡˈlɑliˌɡæɡ [no object]North American informal 1Spend time aimlessly; idle. he sends her to Arizona every January to lollygag in the sun Example sentencesExamples - The cadets should feel like they are ‘on a mission,’ he says, with no time to waste lollygagging around campus.
- This meant you could get up and go over to the other side of the room and lollygag around in the line for sharpening pencils.
- His skin was fairer than his sibling's, which led Blank to believe he spent fewer hours lollygagging outside.
- Eliza spends some time lollygagging around but doesn't seem interested in actually catching a pig.
- A couple of times she told riders that their horses were ‘window shopping’ which meant the horse was lollygagging around the ring, not paying attention.
Synonyms do nothing, be inactive, vegetate, sit back, take it easy, rest on one's oars, mark time, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs, kill time, languish, laze, laze about, laze around, lounge, lounge about, lounge around, loll, loll about, loll around, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, slouch, slouch about, slouch around - 1.1 Dawdle.
Example sentencesExamples - Just as I never lollygag my way through a workout, neither am I concerned with rushing it.
Synonyms unhurried, leisurely, measured, moderate, deliberate, steady, sedate, slow-moving, slow-going, easy, relaxed, unrushed, gentle, undemanding, comfortable
Origin Mid 19th century: of unknown origin. |