lollygag

English

WOTD – 24 April 2006

Alternative forms

lallygag

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɒlɪɡæɡ/
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Verb

lollygag (third-person singular simple present lollygags, present participle lollygagging, simple past and past participle lollygagged)

(US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

Synonyms

(dawdle, avoid work) dawdle, shirk, slack, procrastinate

Translations

dawdle; to avoid work

Czech: lelkovat (cs), chytat lelky (cs)
Dutch: lanterfanten (nl), treuzelen (nl)
French: paresser (fr)

German: trödeln (de), schlampen (de)
Russian: бездельничать (ru) (bezdelʹničatʹ)

Noun

lollygag (uncountable)

(US) Silliness, nonsense.
He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag.

Translations

silliness

French: absurdité (fr) f

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