lollop

/ˈlɒləp/

Etymology

Imitative. Compare loll.

lollop means to walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

lollop is pronounced /ˈlɒləp/.

Why “lollop” is a great word

LOLLOP — [Verb] To move with a clumsy, bounding, or lounging gait, often in a lazy or ungainly manner. An imitative formation from 'loll' (to lounge or recline lazily) + the suffix '-op' (as in gallop), suggesting a loose, rolling motion; first attested in 1745. Unlike saunter, which implies a leisurely confidence, or gallop, which denotes a rhythmic, purposeful speed, to lollop is to travel with an amiable, uncoordinated physics. It is the heedless, rolling gait of a gangly adolescent, the ambling bounce of an overgrown puppy across a field, or the heavy, rolling progress of a bear momentarily deciding against true haste—a surrender of elegance to the cheerful laws of mass and momentum.

verb

To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.“Every available spyglass was directed towards this strange sail. It appeared, as we all watched it, to lollop up and down, as it were, with the jerk of the sea, according to no regular motion of a ship or boat.”
To act lazily, loll, lie around.““Here’s fine discipline on-board, when such lazy, skulking sons of bitches as you are allowed, on pretence of sickness, to lollop at your ease, while your betters are kept to hard duty!””