lollop

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   informal: to move with a clumsy, rolling, or bouncing motion, usually at an unhurried pace

   The young dog began to lollop across the field after the ball.

2. 2
   verb

   informal: to lounge or lie about lazily

   They chose to lollop on the sofa for the rest of the afternoon.

An expressive formation related to loll. Its repeated sounds suit an ungainly rolling or bounding movement, while the association with loll also produced the sense 'lounge lazily.'

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