ice lolly

British

noun

US and Canadian equivalent (trademark): Popsicle. Also called: lolly. informal an ice cream or water ice on a stick

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In 2023, Becky gave her son an ice lolly he'd eaten before with no issues.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

He recommended that children have water or cold milk as alternatives to slushies - or if they want a sweet drink, fruit flavoured water with ice cubes, a diet drink or a low-sugar ice lolly.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

"Primates such as the gorillas and squirrel monkeys love an ice lolly, just like us," said zookeeper Rob Harland.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2022

But Sherlock shows little gratitude, instead opting to engage the secretary, Mrs Norbury, in a brief riff on Mivvis, the discontinued ice lolly.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2017

And I had a red ice lolly from an ice cream van.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

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