lollygag
lol·ly·gag
verb
1.
be about
- “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”
- “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”
Origin
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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