lollygag
(US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To effusively (often excessively) display affection.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To effusively (often excessively) display affection.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(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!
Origin: . Compare lollypoop. Cited in American dialects from 1871 and attested since at least 1859. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To fool around, especially sexually.
Now this plaintiff thinks how poor he hereafter will have to live, for the sake of old Green's having a fine fat woman to lollygag with.
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