mess about vs lallygag

mess about and lallygag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mess about	No	No	Yes	No
lallygag	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mess about and lallygag are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mess about include footle, hang around, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry.

mess about (verb)	lallygag (verb)
be about a place without any apparent purpose	be about a place without any apparent purpose