lollop
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lollop
- /ˈlɒləp/
Rhymes with -ɒləp
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Imitative. Compare loll.
verb lollops · lolloping · lolloped
- To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. Every available spyglass was directed towards this strange sail. It appeared, as we all watched it, to lollop up and down, as it were, with the jerk of the sea, according to no regular motion of a ship or boat.
- To act lazily, loll, lie around. “Here’s fine discipline on-board, when such lazy, skulking sons of bitches as you are allowed, on pretence of sickness, to lollop at your ease, while your betters are kept to hard duty!”
Talk about this word "lollop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lollop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lollop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lollop "lollop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lollop.
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@misc{lollop_2026,
title = {lollop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lollop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
