lollop

[ lol-uhp ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. British Dialect. to loll; lounge.

  2. to move forward with a bounding or leaping motion.

Origin of lollop

1
First recorded in 1735–45; extended variant of loll

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How to use lollop in a sentence

  • But when you steal cautiously towards him he once more lollops along.

    A Cotswold Village | J. Arthur Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for lollop

lollop

/ (ˈlɒləp) /


verb(intr) mainly British
  1. to walk or run with a clumsy or relaxed bouncing movement

  2. a less common word for lounge

Origin of lollop

1
C18: probably from loll + -op as in gallop, to emphasize the contrast in meaning

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