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Mosey vs Lollygag - What's the difference?

mosey | lollygag |

As verbs the difference between mosey and lollygag

is that mosey is (chiefly|us|dialectal) to set off, get going; to start a journey while lollygag is (us) to dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

As a noun lollygag is

(us) silliness, nonsense.

mosey

English

Alternative forms

* mosy, mozey, mozy

Verb

(en verb)
  • (chiefly, US, dialectal) To set off, get going; to start a journey.
  • *1910 , , Kilmeny of the Orchard , chapter 1:
  • *:Haven't got time. I must mosey up to the North End to see a man who has got a lovely throat. Nobody can find out what is the matter. He has puzzled all the doctors.
  • (chiefly, US, dialectal) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.
  • *1919 , , A Man Four-Square , chapter 6:
  • *:We'll mosey along toward the river. Kinder take it easy an' drift the herd down slow so as to let the cattle put on flesh.

    • Usage notes

    * Associated especially with the dialect of the Old West.

    lollygag

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lallygag

    Verb

    (lollygagg)
  • (US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

    • Synonyms

    * dawdle, shirk, slack, procrastination

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US) Silliness, nonsense.
    • He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag .