Lallygagging: meaning, definitions and examples
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lallygagging
[ หlaliหษกรฆษก ]
wasting time
To lallygag means to spend time aimlessly or to be excessively idle. It often implies a sense of laziness or lack of focus on productive activities. This term is typically used in informal contexts, indicating that one is not taking things seriously or is goofing off. It's often associated with a leisurely or careless attitude towards responsibilities.
Synonyms
dawdle, hang around, linger, loaf.
Examples of usage
- We spent the afternoon lallygagging by the pool.
- Stop lallygagging and get to work!
- He was lallygagging around the house all weekend.
- Instead of studying, she was lallygagging with friends.
Translations
Translations of the word "lallygagging" in other languages:
๐ต๐น moleza
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฒเคพเคชเคฐเคตเคพเคนเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช herumlungern
๐ฎ๐ฉ berleha-leha
๐บ๐ฆ ะฑะตะทะดะตะปัะฝะธัะฐะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ lenistwo
๐ฏ๐ต ๆ ใใใใจ
๐ซ๐ท paresser
๐ช๐ธ holgazanear
๐น๐ท oyalanmak
๐ฐ๐ท ๋น๋ฅ๊ฑฐ๋ฆฌ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงูุชูุงุณู
๐จ๐ฟ flรกkat se
๐ธ๐ฐ flรกkaลฅ sa
๐จ๐ณ ้ฒ้
๐ธ๐ฎ lenariti
๐ฎ๐ธ slaka
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะพัาะฐ ัะฐาัั ำฉัะบัะทั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฃแคแ แแฎแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ tษnbษllik
๐ฒ๐ฝ holgazanear
Etymology
The term 'lallygagging' is believed to have originated in the United States in the mid-19th century, likely as a playful or humorous alteration of the words 'lally' and 'gag'. While its exact etymology is uncertain, some theories suggest a connection to the colloquial term 'lally', which appears to be a variation of 'loll', meaning to sit or sprawl in a relaxed manner. The word captures the essence of fooling around while wasting time and has a lighthearted connotation. Over the years, 'lallygagging' has been adopted into common vernacular, particularly in American English, to describe those carefree moments when one is not fulfilling their responsibilities and instead engaging in leisurely activities without any purpose.