LOUNGE, LOUNGER, LOUNGING
ADJECTIVES
1790 ► TANGLING untidy, slatternly; lounging, loitering; esp. used of a woman → Eng. dial.
1838 ► LOAFING lounging, deliberately idle → orig. US
1894 ► LALDERISH lounging, listless, lazy → Eng. dial.
1898 ► BELKING lounging, lying lazily → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► LALLOPY lounging, idle, and slovenly in gait or habit → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► TANGLY untidy, slatternly; lounging, loitering; esp. used of a woman → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1850 ► LOAFING aimless lounging; deliberate idling → orig. US
1913 ► BANDGEING-PLACE a lounging place, as a country store → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1529 ► HAIK → HAKE a lounging, idle fellow → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1661 ► LOLL-POOP literally, one who is sluggish in the stern; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggish lounger → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1688 ► SAUNTERER a dawdler, a trifler; a lazy person; an idler; a loafer; a lounger → obs.
1721 ► HAIVEREL → HAVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven → Sc.
1825 ► DAGGLER → DAIGLER a laggard, an idler, a lounger → Sc.
1825 ► LALL a lazy, inactive, useless person; a lounger; a dawdling child hanging about its mother → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1828 ► HAKES an idle, lounging fellow → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1855 ► BUMMER an idler, loafer, lounger; a worthless, lazy fellow → US sl.
1864 ► HASPIN an idle fellow, doing nothing but lounging about → Eng. dial.
1864 ► LALLOP → LALLOPS a lazy, lounging person; an idler; an awkward or slatternly girl → Eng. dial.
1866 ► RAAG an idle lounging person; a low, worthless person; a vagabond; a rake → Sc. (Bk.)
1872 ► HAG-ABOUT an idle, lounging fellow → Eng. dial.
1880 ► LEENGER a sloucher, a lazy fellow, a lounger → Sc.
1904 ► SCODGER a lazy lounger → Sc. (Bk.)
1904 ► SCOW-BANK an untidy, idle, lounging person …Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MARDLE one who gossips; a lounging, idle woman → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► RAKE one who wanders about in an aimless manner; a lounger, an idle person → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► YAWMAGORP a yawning, stretching person; a lounger → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOG-STALKER an idle, lounging, stupid fellow → Sc. (Bk.)
1930 ► TAIGLE an idle, lounging person; a dawdling slut → Sc.
1939 ► LOBBY LIZARD a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby → US sl.
1939 ► LOBBY LOUSE a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby → US sl.
1966 ► LOAFERER a loiterer, a lounger, one who gads about → Amer. dial.
VERBS
1700 ► LOLL-POOP to idle, to lounge → obs.
1745 ► LALLOP → LOLLOP to lounge or loll about
1785 ► ACHE → AIK → AKE → HAIG → HAIK → HAKE to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak → Sc. & Eng. dial.
..19C ► HURKLE-DURKLE to lie long in bed; to lounge after it is time to get up or go to work → Sc.
..19C ► SHAG-BAG to loiter, to lounge about; to shirk work → Eng. dial.
1825 ► LEENGE to slouch in walking, to lounge → Sc.
1837 ► LOAFER to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about → Amer. dial.
1847 ► HAWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1857 ► RAT AROUND to idle about; to shirk work or school; to malinger; to lounge around doing nothing in particular → Amer. dial.
1863 ► MOKE to loaf about, to idle, to lounge about → Eng. dial.
1866 ► HAIVER → HAVER to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge → Sc.
1869 ► DO THE BLOCK to lounge in the fashionable promenade
1870 ► CRONK to lounge, to sit about gossiping → Eng. dial.
1870 ► LALLYGAG → LOLLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about → Amer. dial.
1878 ► AWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1888 ► HACK AROUND to loaf, to lounge, to idle; to ramble around; to waste time → Amer. sl.
1888 ► HACK OFF to idle; to loaf; to lounge; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction; to gad or fool about; to waste time → US sl.
1892 ► LINGE to lounge → Eng. dial.
1893 ► LOUNDER to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper → Eng. dial.
1896 ► SOJER to loiter, to lounge, to shirk work, to waste time → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BANNOCK to lounge about idly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BELK to lounge idly; to bask in the sun → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BENGE to lounge lazily → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
..L19 ► MOON AWAY to lounge, to loiter, to waste time → sl.
1902 ► LADDER → LALDER to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► LALL to lounge, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► LAMMOCK to lounge lazily → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► LILDER to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 ► LOAFER ABOUT to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about → Amer. dial.
1937 ► BUGGER ABOUT to lounge about; to waste time; to act ineffectually; to behave in a frivolous or stupid way
1939 ► BUGGER AROUND to lounge about; to waste time; to act ineffectually; to behave in a frivolous or stupid way
1941 ► PLOTZ to slouch or lounge around lazily → US sl.
1953 ► LOAFER AROUND to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about → Amer. dial.