lollop

[ lol-uhp ]

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verb (used without object)

British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
to move forward with a bounding or leaping motion.

Origin of lollop

First recorded in 1735–45; extended variant of loll

Words Nearby lollop

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How to use lollop in a sentence

I resumed my hat, and the rabbit lolloped a lollop or so out of my way.
Twelve Stories and a Dream | H. G. Wells
They may look on the lollop, but not on the sulk, nor they don't 'ang their 'eads like a ill-tempered moke.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 26, 1895 | Various
At that moment, George was announcing in an undertone: "Here's the lollop now."
The Day of Days | Louis Joseph Vance
If we do not pick up a wind, however, there is no knowing how long we may lollop about.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' | Annie Allnut Brassey
Let them lollop along in their own wretched fashion to some final imbecility!
Robert Orange | John Oliver Hobbes

British Dictionary definitions for lollop

lollop

/ (ˈlɒləp) /

verb(intr) mainly British

to walk or run with a clumsy or relaxed bouncing movement
a less common word for lounge

Origin of lollop

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

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