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lollygag
/ˈlɒlɪɡæɡ/
verb 3noun 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
all, fat
PREP.
with
Definitions
verb
1
To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
Stop lollygagging! […] He ate ALL the ship's food! 'Zat your friend? Show him outta here!
Now this plaintiff thinks how poor he hereafter will have to live, for the sake of old Green's having a fine fat woman to lollygag with.
2
To fool around, especially sexually.
Lovemaking and lollygagging are hereby strictly forbidden. […] The holding of hands, osculation and constant embracing of WAVES, corpsmen or civilians and sailors or any combination of male and female personnel is a violation of naval discipline. […]
3
To effusively (often excessively) display affection.
At the fair the other day George and Sue were lollygagging around like two sick kittens.
noun
1
Silliness, nonsense.
He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag.
2
A useless or worthless person or thing.
The lallygag strolls down the road that leads to Failureville.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Stop lollygagging! […] He ate ALL the ship's food! 'Zat your friend? Show him outta here!
Wiktionary02
Now this plaintiff thinks how poor he hereafter will have to live, for the sake of old Green's having a fine fat woman to lollygag with.
Wiktionary03
Lovemaking and lollygagging are hereby strictly forbidden. […] The holding of hands, osculation and constant embracing of WAVES, corpsmen or civilians and sailors or any combination of male and female
Wiktionary04
He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag.
Wiktionary05
The lallygag strolls down the road that leads to Failureville.
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