lollygag

verb

lol·ly·gag ˈlä-lē-ˌgag How to pronounce lollygag (audio)

variants or less commonly lallygag

lollygagged also lallygagged; lollygagging also lallygagging; lollygags also lallygags

intransitive verb

informal

: to fool around and waste time : dawdle

Stop lollygagging and get to work.

We were slow because the girl was lollygagging, the photographer was photographing, and I was on crutches.

James Robison

The first author he'd chosen was lollygagging on his manuscript, so it was my chance.

Neal Pollack

… rally the team of lallygagging lawmakers …

The Hightower Lowdown

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Since the 19th century, lollygag (sometimes also spelled lallygag) has been used as a slang word to describe acts of wasting time as well as displays of affection. Nowadays, lollygag doesn't usually refer to flirting or cuddling, but back in 1946, one Navy captain considered lollygagging enough of a problem to issue this stern warning: "Lovemaking and lollygagging are hereby strictly forbidden.... The holding of hands, osculation and constant embracing of WAVES [Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service], corpsmen or civilians and sailors or any combination of male and female personnel is a violation of naval discipline...."

lollygags

verb

variants also lallygags

present tense third-person singular of lollygag

as in delays

to move or act slowly accused the government of lollygagging while survivors of the earthquake continued to live in the most wretched conditions

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delays
lingers
hangs fire
marks time
drags
dillydallies
falls behind
drops behind
pokes
shilly-shallies
lags
drags one's heels
dawdles
loiters
creeps
diddles
mopes
tarries
crawls
dallies
drags one's feet
takes one's time
temporizes
fools around
messes around
plays
staggers
shuffles
putters (around)
potters (around)
lounges
inches
strolls
loafs
trifles
idles
saunters
stalls
ambles
fiddles (around)
monkeys (around)
lolls
decelerates
hangs (around or out)
procrastinates
slows (down or up)
lumbers
eases
plods
filibusters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

courses
races
hotfoots (it)
careers
barrels
rushes
runs
speeds
tears
flies
rips
scurries
rockets
scuds
hastens
hurries
zips
dashes
bolts
whisks
whizzes
scoots
darts
hurtles
bowls
speeds (up)
whirls
hustles
runs
breezes
scrambles
humps
jogs
trots
sprints
gallops
stampedes
accelerates
catches up
quickens
outruns
outstrips
overtakes
outpaces
fast-forwards

单词	lollygags
释义	lollygag verb lol·ly·gag ˈlä-lē-ˌgag variants or less commonly lallygag lollygagged also lallygagged; lollygagging also lallygagging; lollygags also lallygags intransitive verb informal : to fool around and waste time : dawdle Stop lollygagging and get to work. We were slow because the girl was lollygagging, the photographer was photographing, and I was on crutches. James Robison The first author he'd chosen was lollygagging on his manuscript, so it was my chance. Neal Pollack … rally the team of lallygagging lawmakers … The Hightower Lowdown Did you know? Since the 19th century, lollygag (sometimes also spelled lallygag) has been used as a slang word to describe acts of wasting time as well as displays of affection. Nowadays, lollygag doesn't usually refer to flirting or cuddling, but back in 1946, one Navy captain considered lollygagging enough of a problem to issue this stern warning: "Lovemaking and lollygagging are hereby strictly forbidden.... The holding of hands, osculation and constant embracing of WAVES [Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service], corpsmen or civilians and sailors or any combination of male and female personnel is a violation of naval discipline...." Synonyms crawl creep dally dawdle delay diddle dillydally drag lag linger loiter mope poke shilly-shally tarry See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He was kicked off the team for lollygagging during practice. Stop lollygagging around and get to work! Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use 1862, in the meaning defined above lollygags verb variants also lallygags present tense third-person singular of lollygag as in delays to move or act slowly accused the government of lollygagging while survivors of the earthquake continued to live in the most wretched conditions Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance delays lingers hangs fire marks time drags dillydallies falls behind drops behind pokes shilly-shallies lags drags one's heels dawdles loiters creeps diddles mopes tarries crawls dallies drags one's feet takes one's time temporizes fools around messes around plays staggers shuffles putters (around) potters (around) lounges inches strolls loafs trifles idles saunters stalls ambles fiddles (around) monkeys (around) lolls decelerates hangs (around or out) procrastinates slows (down or up) lumbers eases plods filibusters Antonyms & Near Antonyms courses races hotfoots (it) careers barrels rushes runs speeds tears flies rips scurries rockets scuds hastens hurries zips dashes bolts whisks whizzes scoots darts hurtles bowls speeds (up) whirls hustles runs breezes scrambles humps jogs trots sprints gallops stampedes accelerates catches up quickens outruns outstrips overtakes outpaces fast-forwards See More
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lollygag

verb

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