lollygag

lol·ly·gag

verb \ˈlä-lē-ˌgag\

lol·ly·gaggedlol·ly·gag·ging

Definition of LOLLYGAG

intransitive verb

: 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

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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