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ˈlɒl iˌgæglol·ly·gag

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  1. lollygagverb

    Synonyms:
    shirk, slack, dawdle

  2. lollygagnoun

    To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

    He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag.

    Synonyms:
    slack, shirk, dawdle

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 3 votes

  1. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill aroundverb

    be about

    "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

    Synonyms:
    loll around, loaf, bushwhack, bum about, hover, arse about, lounge around, mill around, frig around, arse around, mess about, lurk, bum around, lounge, waylay, loiter, loll, mill about, bum, mill, hang around, skulk, lallygag, footle, tarry, ambuscade, linger, lie in wait, scupper, ambush, lounge about, dawdle, waste one's time

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