Definition of "lollygag" in English

verb

1. (US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

2. (US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To fool around, especially sexually.

3. (US, dated, 19th-20th centuries) To effusively (often excessively) display affection.

noun

1. (uncountable, US) Silliness, nonsense.

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

2. (countable, dated, US) A useless or worthless person or thing.

   • The lallygag strolls down the road that leads to Failureville.