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lollygag

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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?"
footle, hang around, lallygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, loiter, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf
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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