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lollygag (v.)

lollygag (v.). a) to stop a small child crying by giving him / her sweets. b) to waste time / fool around. c) to spend money on pathetic practical jokes , ( like fake dog poo , etc. etc.). epasm (n.).

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lollygag (v.)

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  1. lollygag (v.) a) to stop a smallchildcryingbygivinghim/hersweets b) towaste time / foolaround c) tospendmoneyonpatheticpracticaljokes, (likefakedogpoo, etc. etc.)

  2. epasm (n.) a) anamazingfeelingyougetfromgettingan email you’vebeenwaitingagesfor b) a powderusedto reduce perspiration c) a strongsense of happinessbroughtonbyillegaldrugs

  3. mumping (n.) a) a policetermforacceptingsmall cash favoursfromtradesmen b) gettingyourmumtodumpyourgirlfriendforyou c) getting as much as you can out of yourparentsbymakingthemfeelguilty

  4. Portmanteaus

  5. Alternativestothedictionary…? Concordance! http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/index.xml

  6. http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/

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