zanganear

Senses

1. 1.

   to loaf; to waste time idly

   pasar el tiempo sin hacer nada provechoso

2. 2.

   to hang around; to lurk

   merodear o rondar sin propósito definido

3. 3.

   to pester; to bother

   molestar o importunar de manera persistente

Examples

• "Dejó de zanganear en la esquina y se puso a trabajar."

  He stopped loafing around on the corner and got to work.

• "Los chicos andan zanganéando por las calles sin rumbo."

  The kids are hanging around the streets with no destination in mind.

• "No me zanganees más con tus preguntas; ya te dije que no."

  Don't pester me anymore with your questions; I already told you no.

Usage

A colloquial, informal verb common in Latin American Spanish (especially Mexico and Central America) and parts of Spain. It can denote idle time-wasting or annoying persistence depending on context. Related to the noun "zángano" (drone, lazy person).