"lallygag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lallygags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lallygag (countable and uncountable, plural lallygags)
  1. Horseplay, fooling around. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lallygag-en-noun-O5-dy-Vk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 15 2 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 15 3 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 14 2 28
  2. A layabout, one who lallygags. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): People Synonyms: lollygagger, idler
    Sense id: en-lallygag-en-noun--ckdfXjc Disambiguation of People: 2 70 0 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lollygag

Verb

Forms: lallygags [present, singular, third-person], lallygagging [participle, present], lallygagged [participle, past], lallygagged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} lallygag (third-person singular simple present lallygags, present participle lallygagging, simple past and past participle lallygagged)
  1. (See lollygag.) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
    Sense id: en-lallygag-en-verb-8CfFHrqv
  2. (archaic, US) To pet, kiss, or otherwise demonstrate overt affection, generally in public. Tags: US, archaic
    Sense id: en-lallygag-en-verb-yD~uSeMi Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lollygag

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Mr. Biggs paused and turned the flesh of the succulent lobster over with his finger. The gentleman inside addressed him: ‘Try er lobstaw, bossy?’ ‘Ain't got no money,’ said Mr. Biggs, still fingering the morsels. ‘Oh, come now, none o' that ere lallygag,’ responded the gentleman.",
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          "ref": "1913, Gelett Burgess, Love in a Hurry, Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 8:",
          "text": "[\"]Why, you ought to have been ready half an hour ago!\" she said, pushing him into his room fondly. \"You're a lackadaisical lallygag, that's what you are! Do you realize how much you've got to do to-day, Mr. Bonistelle?\"",
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        "(See lollygag.) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort."
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          "ref": "1894, Frederick Thickstun Clark, On Cloud Mountain: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harper and Brothers, page 115:",
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          "text": "Kissing is a game that should always be played in private. Those who must lallygag or perish should pull down the blinds.",
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