A miniature baseball diamond with a tiny open gate and turnstile on a sand-colored surface.

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Skip Riggins

You guys...you lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! "Lollygaggers!" "Lollygaggers."

— Bull Durham ‧ 1988

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker repeats “lollygag” while listing sluggish behaviour around a baseball field, then asks for the inevitable label: “lollygaggers.” Calling on Larry turns the answer into a brief exchange. The repetition makes the reprimand comic while driving home one accusation: insufficient effort.

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