mess about vs lollygag

mess about and lollygag both are verbs.

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

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

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

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