lollygagging
Use in a sentence
iˌgæg
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lallygag or lollygag (ˈlælɪˌɡæɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -gags, -gagging, -gagged | |
| (US) (intr) to loiter aimlessly | |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
| lollygag or lollygag | |
| —vb | |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
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Lollygagging
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| lollygag (ˈlɒlɪˌɡæɡ) | |
| —vb , -gags, -gagging, -gagged | |
| (intr) a variant of lallygag | |
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Word Origin & History
lollygag
"dawdle, dally," 1862, lallygag, Amer.Eng., perhaps from dial. lolly "tongue" + gag "deceive, trick."
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Example sentences
The nonbinding nature of the mandate has produced what might best be described as lollygagging on energy efficiency.
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