A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg lallygag PRONUNCIATION: - TopicsExpress



          

A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg lallygag PRONUNCIATION: (LAL-ee-gag, LAH-lee-gag) MEANING: verb intr.: 1. To fool around, waste time, or spend time lazily. 2. To neck. ETYMOLOGY: Origin uncertain. Earliest documented use: 1862. Also spelled as lollygag. USAGE: I lallygagged around and when it was evident that they were not coming home to take me, I had to start off. Margaret Mason; A Memory at Large; RoseDog Books; 2011. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: War is the unfolding of miscalculations. -Barbara Tuchman, historian (1912-1989)
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 07:55:10 +0000

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