lollygagging

Verb

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

1. (US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
   • Stop lollygagging! […] He ate ALL the ship's food! 'Zat your friend? Show him outta here!1993, Secret of Mana (fantasy)

   Synonyms:

   dawdle, shirk, slack, procrastinate, blow off, cop out, dog, doss, duck, flinch

2. (US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To fool around, especially sexually.
   • Lovemaking and lollygagging are hereby strictly forbidden. […] The holding of hands, osculation and constant embracing of WAVES, corpsmen or civilians and sailors or any combination of male and female personnel is a violation of naval discipline. […]1946, Captain C. F. Behrens, MC, USN, quoted in Time Magazine, volume 47, part 1, page 74, 1946
3. (US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To effusively (often excessively) display affection.
   • At the fair the other day George and Sue were lollygagging around like two sick kittens.1912, Dialect Notes. Vol III (1905-1912). Publication of the American Dialect Society., page 582

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