Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To waste time by puttering aimlessly; dawdle.
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- verb US To
dawdle ; to belazy oridle ; to avoid necessarywork oreffort . - noun US
Silliness ,nonsense .
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- verb be about
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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No time to lollygag in bed if you want to see and all the sights.
Mickey Goodman: Family Fun - 48-Hours in St. Augustine, Florida Mickey Goodman 2011
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Do you honestly have NOTHING better else to do then lollygag around negative Adam Lambert comments???
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No longer content to lollygag at tailgate picnics or stroll through campus ogling the foliage, a growing number of former cheerleaders, some well into their 80s, are dusting off the pom-pons and squeezing into old uniforms to show today 's college "spirit squads" how it used to be done in the old days.
Alumni Dust Off the Pom-Pons Hannah Karp 2010
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These lame-brain lawmakers, faced with a multitude of serious national issues, choose to lollygag into trivial non-binding nonsense.
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The unemployed lollygag on public assistance, paid for by hardworking Americans.
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The unemployed lollygag on public assistance, paid for by hardworking Americans.
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I remind myself that I can take as long as I want; it's OK to lollygag looking at all the different kinds of paprika or salami.
W. Hunter Roberts: Notes of a Temporary Ex-Pat #2 (Week One) 2010
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The unemployed lollygag on public assistance, paid for by hardworking Americans.
Michael B. Laskoff: Doing Better Than Barack Michael B. Laskoff 2010
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This didn't take up much time, and I was free to lollygag, which I took full advantage of.
Office Politics Katie Norton 2010
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I remind myself that I can take as long as I want; it's OK to lollygag looking at all the different kinds of paprika or salami.
monkeyteacher commented on the word lollygag
This is what Facebook should REALLY be called.
August 21, 2009
sibtain commented on the word lollygag
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October 31, 2015