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lollygags

lollygags is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lollygag.

Meaning of lollygag

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)
  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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Questions about lollygags

What is lollygags the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lollygags is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lollygag.

Words near lollygags in the dictionary

  1. lollygag
  2. lollygagged
  3. lollygagger
  4. lollygaggers
  5. lollygagging
  6. lollygags
  7. lollygog
  8. lollygogged
  9. lollygogging
  10. lollygogs
  11. lollypaloozer

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