variants:
or less commonly lallygag
lollygagged also lallygagged; lollygagging also lallygagging; lollygags also lallygags
Definition of lollygag
informal
: to fool around and waste time : dawdle
Stop lollygagging and get to work. We were slow because the girl was lollygagging, the photographer was photographing, and I was on crutches.— James Robison The first author he'd chosen was lollygagging on his manuscript, so it was my chance.— Neal Pollack … rally the team of lallygagging lawmakers … — The Hightower Lowdown
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The first known use of lollygag was in 1862
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