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lollygag
(redirected from lallygags)

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lol·ly·gag  (ll-gg) also lal·ly·gag (ll-)
intr.v. lol·ly·gagged also lal·ly·gagged, lol·ly·gag·ging also lal·ly·gag·ging, lol·ly·gags also lal·ly·gags
To waste time by puttering aimlessly; dawdle.

[Origin unknown.]

lollygag [ˈlɒlɪˌgæg]
vb -gags, -gagging, -gagged
(intr) a variant of lallygag
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.lollygag - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim
Translations
lollygag, lallygag
vi (dated US sl)
(= waste time)seine Zeit verplempern (inf)
(= kiss and cuddle)schmusen (inf)


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