Saturday, September 21, 2013

Word of the Day

lallygag \LAH-lee-gag, LAL-ee-\, verb:
1. to spend time idly; loaf.
2. to indulge in kisses and caresses; make love; neck.

Then we can get things going like we've talked about. Now that we're here, there ain't no use to lallygag around.
-- Wesley Ellis," Lone Star 79," 1989

Are you coming in, or are you going to lallygag in the hallway?
-- Donita K. Paul, "The Vanishing Sculptor," 2009

Lallygag is an Americanism that arose in the 1860s. Its origin is uncertain.

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