lallygagging

lallygagging
v. (Slang) loiter, fool around; flirt (also lollygag)

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  • lallygag — /lah lee gag , lal ee /, v.i., lallygagged, lallygagging. Informal. 1. to spend time idly; loaf. 2. to indulge in kisses and caresses; make love; neck. Also, lollygag. [1860 65, Amer.; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

  • lallygag — 1862; see LOLLYGAG (Cf. lollygag). Related: Lallygagged; lallygagging …   Etymology dictionary

  • dalliance — n 1. dawdling, dillydallying, shilly shallying, procrastination; delay, Archaic. tarriance, loitering, lingering, Sl. hanging around; idling, loafing, Inf. lallygagging, Sl. goofing off. 2. trifling, toying, fiddling, playing, tinkering,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • lallygag — ☆ lallygag [lä′lē gag΄ ] vi. lallygagged, lallygagging Informal LOLLYGAG …   English World dictionary

  • lallygag — v.intr. (lallygagged, lallygagging) US sl. 1 loiter. 2 cuddle amorously. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn …   Useful english dictionary

  • lal|ly|gag — «LAL ee gag», intransitive verb, gagged, gag|ging. U.S. Slang. lollygag: »He was in high spirits after weeks of fishing and lallygagging in Florida... (Sports Illustrated) …   Useful english dictionary

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