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lollipop

or lol·ly·pop

[ lol-ee-pop ]

noun

  1. a piece of hard candy attached to the end of a small stick that is held in the hand while the candy is licked.


lollipop

/ ˈlɒlɪˌpɒp /

noun

  1. a boiled sweet or toffee stuck on a small wooden stick
  2. another word for ice lolly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lollipop1

1785–95; dial. lolly tongue + pop 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lollipop1

C18: perhaps from Northern English dialect lolly the tongue (compare loll ) + pop 1
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Example Sentences

For home use, Szunerits imagines creating something like a lollipop.

“I now use Gaia GPS to explore new areas, see which trails link up to make loops or lollipops, and study where trails eventually lead,” said Dauwalter.

“It barely hurt,” 6-year-old Seaonna Phillips said, clutching the lollipop she’d been gifted.

Then they can add their favorite treats—a supply of lollipops and decoy candy boxes is included—and practice reaching for prizes.

From Time

Thanks to common sense, you know that you should grab a lollipop by the stick and not by the candy.

Marabella, now licking her lollipop and tapping her foot, appears unfazed.

She is smiling, a pink-striped hat on her head and a mini rainbow lollipop sticking out of her mouth.

“On the Good Ship Lollipop” Maybe the most iconic Shirley Temple performance, from the 1934 movie Bright Eyes.

They handed the lollipop to Judy Garland, and you never saw it again.

He coached me on how to perform oral sex, likening it to “sucking a lollipop.”

All Hindoos indulge in sweets, which take the place of beer with us; instead of a 'nobbler,' they offer you a 'lollipop.'

Why, bless my heart, the last voyage I had a fellow who was always writing to the Earl of Lollipop, and signing himself his son.

The flames soon demolished the straw-roofed lollipop-shop, and left nothing but a heap of ashes as a memorial of its devastation.

No lollipop confectionery for him, melting in the mouth like painted butter.

This lollipop found its way straight into the receptive mouth of any small creature of the human race who came in her way.

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