General
sky-lark
What does sky-lark mean?
To idle, mess about or behave frivolously instead of doing what one should. Also skylarking.
"Stop sky-larking and finish your homework."
Origin
Nautical English 'skylark' (frolic in the rigging); retained in Bajan.
Frequently asked questions
What does sky-lark mean?
It means to fool around, idle or waste time messing about instead of doing what you should be doing.
Where does sky-lark come from?
It comes from old nautical English 'skylark', meaning to frolic or play about in a ship's rigging, and survives in Bajan speech.
How do you use sky-lark in a sentence?
For example, 'stop sky-larking and get to work' means stop messing about and get on with it.
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