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1
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
- couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close
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2
to engage in activity for amusement
- he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious
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- bum (around),
- dawdle,
- goldbrick,
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- idle,
- loaf,
- lounge (around or about),
- relax,
- rest,
- screw around,
- slack (off)
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“Skylark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skylark. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of skylark was circa 1680
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