Usually means: Wasting time through aimless dawdling.
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  1. lallygagging: Merriam-Webster
  2. lallygagging: Collins English Dictionary
  3. lallygagging: Vocabulary.com
  4. lallygagging: Wiktionary
  5. lallygagging: Dictionary.com
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Definitions from Wiktionary (lallygag)

noun:  Horseplay, fooling around.
noun:  A layabout, one who lallygags.
verb:  (See lollygag.) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
verb:  (archaic, US) To pet, kiss, or otherwise demonstrate overt affection, generally in public.
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