lemon drop

American  

noun

1. a lemon-flavored lozenge.

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lemon drop British  

noun

1. a lemon-flavoured boiled sweet

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Etymology

Origin of lemon drop

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

That lemon drop was a stunt in itself: made with lots of swirling and pouring and whooshing about, yet somehow simultaneously effortless.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

For example, if the square in the third row and second column contains a yellow lemon drop after all swaps, that corresponds to the statement “true.”

From Scientific American • Sep. 12, 2023

The lavender ice cream wasn’t available yet, and because it wasn’t 5 p.m. anywhere in North America, I couldn’t rationalize a lavender lemon drop at Salty Girls Sequim Seafood Co.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

Asked by a reporter about Crawford’s Oscar snub, she replies, “Define ‘snub,’” an acid-sweet lemon drop of a line.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2017

I turned the idea over and over in my mind, like a lemon drop on my tongue.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine