as in to hop
to move with a light springing step the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth

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Recent Examples of lollop In the foreground, two sea lions lollop up a beach toward the frame, while another looks over its shoulder, apprehending, with what one imagines would be no small horror, that a killer whale has just exploded out of the Atlantic breakers behind them. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
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  • After the calls were shared and spread across social media, the 34-year-old hopped on X to publicly apologize to Mariah The Scientist.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Jimmy Uso hopped on the mic and cut an incredible promo.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Despite bouncing between Triple-A Omaha and the majors, Bowlan has consistently put together scoreless innings.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The legal battle over foreign aid has been long and complicated, bouncing to the Supreme Court and back over the last six months.
    Justin Jouvenal The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • At its event this week, Apple skipped some key details that could affect your decision.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Speedrunners have also found some arcane sequence skips to get around certain bosses or methods for putting off some boss fights until later than the developers intended.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Lollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollop. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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