lollipop

or lol·ly·pop

[ lol-ee-pop ]

/ ˈlɒl iˌpɒp /

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noun

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

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Origin of lollipop

1785–95; dial. lolly tongue + pop¹

Words nearby lollipop

lollage, Lolland, lollapalooza, Lollard, löllingite, lollipop, lollipop man, lollop, lollo rosso, lolly, lollygag

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How to use lollipop in a sentence

Thanks to common sense, you know that you should grab a lollipop by the stick and not by the candy.
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Marabella, now licking her lollipop and tapping her foot, appears unfazed.
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She is smiling, a pink-striped hat on her head and a mini rainbow lollipop sticking out of her mouth.
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“On the Good Ship Lollipop” Maybe the most iconic Shirley Temple performance, from the 1934 movie Bright Eyes.
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They handed the lollipop to Judy Garland, and you never saw it again.
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He coached me on how to perform oral sex, likening it to “sucking a lollipop.”
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All Hindoos indulge in sweets, which take the place of beer with us; instead of a 'nobbler,' they offer you a 'lollipop.'
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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.
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The flames soon demolished the straw-roofed lollipop-shop, and left nothing but a heap of ashes as a memorial of its devastation.
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No lollipop confectionery for him, melting in the mouth like painted butter.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for lollipop

lollipop

/ (ˈlɒlɪˌpɒp) /

noun

a boiled sweet or toffee stuck on a small wooden stick

British another word for ice lolly

Word Origin for lollipop

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

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