lollygag

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Silliness, nonsense. US,uncountable
    — He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag.
  2. A useless or worthless person or thing. US,countable,dated
    — The lallygag strolls down the road that leads to Failureville.
动词 v.
  1. To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort. US
    — Stop lollygagging! […] He ate ALL the ship's food! 'Zat your friend? Show him outta here!
  2. To fool around, especially sexually. US,dated
    — 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. […]
  3. To effusively (often excessively) display affection. US,dated
    — At the fair the other day George and Sue were lollygagging around like two sick kittens.

词形变化

lollygags present,singular,third-person lollygagging participle,present lollygagged participle,past lollygagged past lallygag alternative lollygog alternative lalligag alternative lolligag alternative lollygags plural lallygag alternative lollygog alternative lalligag alternative lolligag alternative

词源

词源 1
By surface analysis, lolly (“fool, tongue”) + gag (“fool around”). Compare lollypoop. Cited in American dialects from 1871 and attested since at least 1859.
词源 2
By surface analysis, lolly (“fool, tongue”) + gag (“fool around”). Compare lollypoop. Cited in American dialects from 1871 and attested since at least 1859.
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