Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lollygag
Participle: lollygagged
Gerund: lollygagging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lollygag |
| you | lollygag |
| he;she;it | lollygags |
| we | lollygag |
| you | lollygag |
| they | lollygag |
Perfect
| I | have lollygagged |
| you | have lollygagged |
| he;she;it | has lollygagged |
| we | have lollygagged |
| you | have lollygagged |
| they | have lollygagged |
Past
| I | lollygagged |
| you | lollygagged |
| he;she;it | lollygagged |
| we | lollygagged |
| you | lollygagged |
| they | lollygagged |
Pluperfect
| I | had lollygagged |
| you | had lollygagged |
| he;she;it | had lollygagged |
| we | had lollygagged |
| you | had lollygagged |
| they | had lollygagged |
Future
| I | will lollygag |
| you | will lollygag |
| he;she;it | will lollygag |
| we | will lollygag |
| you | will lollygag |
| they | will lollygag |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lollygagged |
| you | will have lollygagged |
| he;she;it | will have lollygagged |
| we | will have lollygagged |
| you | will have lollygagged |
| they | will have lollygagged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lollygag |
| you | lollygag |
| he;she;it | lollygag |
| we | lollygag |
| you | lollygag |
| they | lollygag |
Perfect
| I | have lollygagged |
| you | have lollygagged |
| he;she;it | have lollygagged |
| we | have lollygagged |
| you | have lollygagged |
| they | have lollygagged |
Imperfect
| I | lollygagged |
| you | lollygagged |
| he;she;it | lollygagged |
| we | lollygagged |
| you | lollygagged |
| they | lollygagged |
Pluperfect
| I | had lollygagged |
| you | had lollygagged |
| he;she;it | had lollygagged |
| we | had lollygagged |
| you | had lollygagged |
| they | had lollygagged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lollygag |
| you | would lollygag |
| he;she;it | would lollygag |
| we | would lollygag |
| you | would lollygag |
| they | would lollygag |
Perfect
| I | would have lollygagged |
| you | would have lollygagged |
| he;she;it | would have lollygagged |
| we | would have lollygagged |
| you | would have lollygagged |
| they | would have lollygagged |
Imperative
| you | lollygag |
| we | Let's lollygag |
| you | lollygag |
Verbs conjugated like 'lollygag'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lollygag'
lallygag,
ballyrag,
bullyrag,
ballarag,
bullirag,
collab,
collage,
collar,
colligate,
collogue,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to avoid a duty or responsibility
- blow off, dog, doss, duck, goldbrick, goof off, malinger, procrastinate, shirk, slack off, soldier, swing the lead
- to be idle
- arse about, arse around, bludge, bum around, cabbage, clown around, dawdle, dick about, dick around, dilly-dally, drumble, faff, faff about, faff around, fanny about, fanny around, fart about, fart around, fiddle about, fiddle around, fool about, fool around, footle, goof around, goof off, hang about, hang around, hang out, horse around, idle, jerk off, lallygag, laze, laze about, laze around, linger, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, loiter, mess around, mill about, mill around, muck about, muck around, tarry, waste time, while
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
By surface analysis, lolly (“fool, tongue”) + gag (“fool around”). Compare lollypoop. Cited in American dialects from 1871 and attested since at least 1859.
Sample Sentences
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Stop lollygagging! […] He ate ALL the ship's food! 'Zat your friend? Show him outta here! [1993, Secret of Mana (fantasy):]
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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. [1889, Albany Law Journal, page 79:]
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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]
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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:]