CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LALLYGAG
PRESENT
Present
I lallygag
you lallygag
he/she/it lallygags
we lallygag
you lallygag
they lallygag
Present continuous
I am lallygagging
you are lallygagging
he/she/it is lallygagging
we are lallygagging
you are lallygagging
they are lallygagging
Present perfect
I have lallygagged
you have lallygagged
he/she/it has lallygagged
we have lallygagged
you have lallygagged
they have lallygagged
Present perfect continuous
I have been lallygagging
you have been lallygagging
he/she/it has been lallygagging
we have been lallygagging
you have been lallygagging
they have been lallygagging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I lallygagged
you lallygagged
he/she/it lallygagged
we lallygagged
you lallygagged
they lallygagged
Past continuous
I was lallygagging
you were lallygagging
he/she/it was lallygagging
we were lallygagging
you were lallygagging
they were lallygagging
Past perfect
I had lallygagged
you had lallygagged
he/she/it had lallygagged
we had lallygagged
you had lallygagged
they had lallygagged
Past perfect continuous
I had been lallygagging
you had been lallygagging
he/she/it had been lallygagging
we had been lallygagging
you had been lallygagging
they had been lallygagging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will lallygag
you will lallygag
he/she/it will lallygag
we will lallygag
you will lallygag
they will lallygag
Future continuous
I will be lallygagging
you will be lallygagging
he/she/it will be lallygagging
we will be lallygagging
you will be lallygagging
they will be lallygagging
Future perfect
I will have lallygagged
you will have lallygagged
he/she/it will have lallygagged
we will have lallygagged
you will have lallygagged
they will have lallygagged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lallygagging
you will have been lallygagging
he/she/it will have been lallygagging
we will have been lallygagging
you will have been lallygagging
they will have been lallygagging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would lallygag
you would lallygag
he/she/it would lallygag
we would lallygag
you would lallygag
they would lallygag
Conditional continuous
I would be lallygagging
you would be lallygagging
he/she/it would be lallygagging
we would be lallygagging
you would be lallygagging
they would be lallygagging
Conditional perfect
I would have lallygag
you would have lallygag
he/she/it would have lallygag
we would have lallygag
you would have lallygag
they would have lallygag
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lallygagging
you would have been lallygagging
he/she/it would have been lallygagging
we would have been lallygagging
you would have been lallygagging
they would have been lallygagging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you lallygag
we let´s lallygag
you lallygag
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
lallygagged
Present Participle
lallygagging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LALLYGAG»
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lallygag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lallygag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
lallygag verb intr. Also lollygag. US 1 To fool around; to dawdle. 1862–.
SPRINGFIELD (Massachusetts) UNION The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials
, which lollygagged most of the day, gained strongly in afternoon trading (1973).
2 dated ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
2
And One to Grow on: Recollections of a Maine Boyhood
Fishermen all along the coast, later, told how they'd seen the Lallygag, now here
and now there. She was usually heading into a raft of geese, whereupon there
would be a broadside, and then they'd let down the small boat and pick up what ...
3
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
laid-back | lallygag laid-back adjective relaxed, passive, easy-going us, 1969 • "[L
]aid back" can mean anything from "uninterested" to "lazy slob", and it is used
usually by people who don't want to do anything. — Sunday Times, 6th August ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
Battery Troubles First war fan — Well, what are the Russians doing? Second war
fan — Well, they put the Czar in the box and shifted the Grand Duke to right field.
The Lallygag THE lallygag strolls clown the lane That leads to Failuieville.
5
Town Topics, the Journal of Society
CCENE : The new kingdom of Paderewskiana, which is composed of the towns
of Lallygag, Hysteria, Fadville, Throbtown and Kissmequick. Ling Paderewski,
with nine full-sized crotvns perched on his chrysanthemum, sits on a heap of ...
6
Verbivore's Feast: Second Course : More Word & Phrase Origins
venerable Oxford English Dictionary indicates that the origin of the verb lollygag
or lallygag, meaning “dawdle or waste time,” is unknown. But of course, this
doesn't discourage imaginative word watchers from formulating their own
educated ...
7
Rangefinder and Powderhorn: Two Poems
... praising God or playing witch To haunting labs, to get results That merely
contravert their cults; But hear 'em force 'em — barren pairs Thank God when test
tubes culture heirs; But what does God do, lallygag, While vasa crust or ova snag
?
8
Sloth: A Dictionary for the Lazy
layabout lallygag (LAH-lee-gag) verb: To waste time or loiter, often having fun
while doing it. languidness (LANG-gwid) noun: An unhurried or leisurely manner.
His LANGUIDNESS made him unapologetically late to most socialfunctions.
Adams Media, Jennifer M. Wood, 2011
9
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... yammer, yatter; compare CONVERSE rel yap; blab, gossip; gush, lallygag;
confabulate idiom beat one's gums, ||chew the fat (or rag), ||shoot (or bat) the
breeze, ||shoot (or sling) the bull con discourse, expound; declaim, harangue,
hold forth, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
10
Webster's New World Dictionary
126,000 lallygag (laVe gag") vi. -gagged', -gaging IColloq.] LOLLYGAG lam (lam)
n. [ < ? ] |Slang] headlong flight — vi. lammed, lam'mlng [Slang] to flee; escape —
on the lam [Slang] in flight, as from the police la-ma (ls'ma) n. [Tibetan blama} a ...
Victoria Neufeldt, Andrew N. Sparks, Webster's New World, 2003
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LALLYGAG»
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lallygag is used in the context of the following news items.
A Hands-On Review of Suitsy, the Silicon Valley-Born Onesie Suit
So, while Facebook's engineers can lallygag into work in a pizza-stained hoodie, most creative class workers aren't lucky enough to have a ... «Gizmodo India, May 15»
This adult pajama onesie looks just like a full business suit -- one …
So while Facebook's engineers can lallygag into work in a pizza-stained hoodie, most creative class workers aren't lucky enough to have a ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
More stores joining Rockford business scene
ROCKFORD — The Miracle Mile became home last month to three new businesses: For the Love of Chic, Lallygag Boutique and Petals ... «Rockford Register Star, Oct 14»
Floral, clothing boutiques join Rockford retail space
Petals & Pickin's and Lallygag moved into the space at 4616 E. State St. The stores are located in a blue building that has housed mixed-use ... «Rockford Register Star, May 14»
For Two Days Only, Trade In Your Old iPad At Best Buy And Get $200
If you're interested in this offer, don't lallygag because the event is running today and tomorrow only. Image Credit: Travis Lawton ... «Macgasm, Jul 13»
Monthly etymology gleanings for November 2012
Although most people, at least in America, say lollygag, its doublet lallygag is well-known. The variation is typical. We are dealing with a sound ... «OUPblog, Nov 12»
Succession planning union style
You can't lallygag round and not have a plan about what happens to the organization. You have to develop the next round of leadership. «Philadelphia Inquirer, Sep 12»
Turning On A Supermassive Black Hole
... don't they? they never just lay about, lallygag, or loiter…) for the last 11 billion years were turned on by mergers, we're finding out it just might ... «Universe Today, Jul 11»
Beyond Hatha Yoga
"And we lallygag sometimes to our last breath, don't we?" she said, adding after a pause, "When we live beyond our duality, we find it doesn't ... «Huffington Post, Aug 10»
