Question of the Day #1414

Don’t lollygag in cars, COVID

From the headline of this article at The Maui News.

  上記の文で、logglygagの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "lollygag" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

【自動】
〈米話〉時間を浪費する［のんびり過ごす］

なお、「時間を浪費する人」をlollygaggerと言います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

informal
: to fool around and waste time : DAWDLE

 

Examples

1. Stop lollygagging and get to work.
2. For the players, the summer is not a time to lollygag. — Eliav Appelbaum, Daily News, 1 May 2025
3. However, if the U.S. is really going to pull-off such a massive shift in its energy supply, it can’t wait and lollygag around. - From Slate • Sep. 16, 2021
4. Inside the park, they lollygag in meadows along the main road, coexisting easily with the tourists. - From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 19, 2016
5. They were under strict orders from their mother to run – not lollygag or walk or jog, but run – directly home after hitting the road’s curve. - From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2016

   

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