lollygag

[lol-ee-gag]

verb (used without object), lol·ly·gagged, lol·ly·gag·ging.

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Related Words for lollygagging

poke, slither, drag, wriggle, plod, slide, squirm, clamber, inch, creep, squander, dawdle, twiddle, coquet, wanton, monkey, doodle, putter, lounge, philander

Examples from the Web for lollygagging

Historical Examples of lollygagging

And that's the way they do it, lollygagging all about the ship and letting me drink myself to death.
A Son Of The Sun
Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for lollygagging

lollygag

verb -gags, -gagging or -gagged

(intr) a variant of lallygag

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Word Origin and History for lollygagging

lollygag

"dawdle, dally," 1862, lallygag, American English, perhaps from dialectal lolly "tongue" + gag "deceive, trick." Related: Lollygagged; lollygagging.