lallygag

[ lah-lee-gag, lal-ee- ]

verb (used without object),lal·ly·gagged, lal·ly·gag·ging.Informal.

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How to use lallygag in a sentence

  • And here you are, doing nothing and lallygagging at court with the nobility.

    The Princess Elopes | Harold MacGrath
  • It was Blenke that kept prowling about the major's, lallygagging with that French maid.

    A Soldier's Trial | Charles King

British Dictionary definitions for lallygag

lallygag

lollygag

/ (ˈlælɪˌɡæɡ) /


verb-gags, -gagging or -gagged
  1. (intr) US to loiter aimlessly

Origin of lallygag

1
C20: of unknown origin

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