Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. to leave, to go, to move.

1926		(con. 1918) L. Nason Chevrons 32: Drag your tail down the main stem [...] and you’ll see the town gate.
1936		R.F. Adams Cowboy Lingo 221: Other commands to ‘go’ were [...] ‘drag it’.
1948		H. McCoy Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye in Four Novels (1983) 85: I had dragged my butt down this long endless half-mile for the very last time.
1953		F. Paley Rumble on the Docks (1955) 285: He can go dragging his ass round the Hook if he thinks he can do better.
1958		(con. 1950) E. Frankel Band of Brothers 17: Got shook from creamin’ the gook, and dragged his butt at the rear.
1966		B. Jackson Get Your Ass in the Water (1974) 129: Then the bitch come draggin’ it home with her sickpad on.

2. to be fatigued, run down, miserable.

1930		E. Caldwell Poor Fool 65: Why in hell do you want to walk around dragging your butt on the ground because of her?
1949		I. Shulman Cry Tough! 66: He knew Steve’s ass was dragging on the ground.
1960		in E. Cray Erotic Muse (1992) 188: We didn’t reach town till winter, Eighty-two. / My ass was draggin’ and my pecker was too.
1979		‘Iceberg Slim’ Airtight Willie and Me 47: Her ass was dragging. She was played out as a chicken shit flat backer ’ho.
1981		M. Baker Nam (1982) 10: I had a very strong image of me literally slogging through the field, dragging my ass, going through the paces.
1985		(con. 1969–70) D. Bodey F.N.G. (1988) 126: Man, my ass is dragging, ain’t yours?
1986		L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 120: He used to come home nights ass-whipped tired, just draggin’ his ass.
1989		(con. 1982–6) T. Williams Cocaine Kids (1990) 73: The only reason he said that was because I was making plenty of money and his ass was dragging the ground.

3. (also drag one’s balls) to be slow, lazy.

1971		R.D. Pharr S.R.O. (1998) 349: ‘Are you going down the Sinman’s or are you going to drag your square balls all day?’.
1979		(con. 1949) J. Hurling Boomers 75: Fer Chrissake, quit draggin’ yore ass an’ git on down here!