lollop

[ lol-uh p ]
/ ˈlɒl əp /
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verb (used without object)

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

Origin of lollop

First recorded in 1735–45; extended variant of loll

Words nearby lollop

lollapalooza, lollard, lollipop, lollipop man, lollo rosso, lollop, lolly, lolly water, lollygag, lollywater, lollywood

Words related to lollop

blow, shot, stroke, jab, slap, plummet, skip, dive, drop, bound, bounce, surge, take, hop, fall, vault, top, clip, jog, clout

Example sentences from the Web for lollop

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

    The Day of Days |Louis Joseph Vance

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

    Twelve Stories and a Dream |H. G. Wells

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

    Robert Orange |John Oliver Hobbes

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

    A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' |Annie Allnut Brassey

British Dictionary definitions for lollop

lollop
/ (ˈlɒləp) /

verb (intr) mainly British

to walk or run with a clumsy or relaxed bouncing movement
a less common word for lounge

Word Origin for lollop

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