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lollop

[ lol-uhp ]

verb (used without object)

  1. British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
  2. to move forward with a bounding or leaping motion.


lollop

/ ˈlɒləp /

verb

  1. to walk or run with a clumsy or relaxed bouncing movement
  2. a less common word for lounge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lollop1

First recorded in 1735–45; extended variant of loll
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lollop1

C18: probably from loll + -op as in gallop , to emphasize the contrast in meaning
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Example Sentences

I resumed my hat, and the rabbit lolloped a lollop or so out of my way.

They may look on the lollop, but not on the sulk, nor they don't 'ang their 'eads like a ill-tempered moke.

At that moment, George was announcing in an undertone: "Here's the lollop now."

If we do not pick up a wind, however, there is no knowing how long we may lollop about.

Let them lollop along in their own wretched fashion to some final imbecility!

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