lollygag

lol·ly·gag

intransitive verb \ˈlä-lē-ˌgag\

lol·ly·gaggedlol·ly·gag·ging

Definition of LOLLYGAG

: fool around 1, : dawdle

Variants of LOLLYGAG

lol·ly·gag also lal·ly·gag \ˈlä-lē-ˌgag\

Examples of LOLLYGAG

1. He was kicked off the team for lollygagging during practice.
2. Stop lollygagging around and get to work!

Origin of LOLLYGAG

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1868

Related to LOLLYGAG

Synonyms

crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, diddle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, delay (also lallygag), mope, poke, shilly-shally, tarry

Antonyms

barrel, bolt, career, course, dash, fly, hasten, hotfoot (it), hurry, race, rip, rocket, run, rush, scoot, scud, scurry, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, whiz (or whizz), zip

Related Words

fiddle (around), fool around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle; hang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, lounge; amble, ease, inch, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stagger, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up); filibuster, procrastinate, stall, temporize

Near Antonyms

bowl, breeze, dart, hump, hurtle, hustle, scramble, stampede; gallop, jog, run, sprint, trot; accelerate, quicken, speed (up); catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

Rhymes with LOLLYGAG

barracks bag, basic slag, body bag, bullyrag, carpetbag, ditty bag, duffel bag, garment bag, heavy bag, litterbag, saddlebag, scalawag, shopping bag, shoulder bag, sleeping bag, tucker-bag, water bag