Waylay
Definition
Stop or interrupt someone and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way.
Etymology
From way + lay, likely a calque of Middle Dutch wegelagen (“besetting of ways, lying in wait with evil or hostile intent along public ways”). Compare Middle Low German wegelagen, German wegelagern (“to waylay; rob”).
Synonyms
ambush, lurk
In a sentence
- She was waylaid in the hallway by a product manager with a "quick question."
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