lallygag
To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
And don't you dare to lallygag about so that you don't get home till after dark, or I'll have every policeman in Parañaque out after you! Now, take care of yourselves, all of you.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
Horseplay, fooling around.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
A layabout, one who lallygags.
["]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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