lollipop
or lol·ly·pop
[lol-ee-pop]
- 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
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Contemporary Examples
Marabella, now licking her lollipop and tapping her foot, appears unfazed.
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.”
Raped by a Teacher: One Woman’s Tragic Past at the Horace Mann SchoolAbigail Pesta
September 19, 2012
For every cigarette, there is a lollipop, and for every act of violence or despair, there is a moment of sheer comic absurdity.
One day, I walked off by mistake with a lollipop without paying, and my mother took me by the hand and made me bring it back.
Historical Examples
Is sock only a corruption of suck, indicating a lollipop origin?
Upon my honour and soul, I mean no mischief; do I, Lollipop?
Uncle SilasJ. S. LeFanu
No lollipop confectionery for him, melting in the mouth like painted butter.
The Army Mule and Other War SketchesHenry A. Castle
This lollipop found its way straight into the receptive mouth of any small creature of the human race who came in her way.
A Young MutineerMrs. L. T. Meade
The second crocodile hadn't finished yet, so he followed right after the first, still sucking his lollipop.
My Father's DragonRuth Stiles Gannett
lollipop
- a boiled sweet or toffee stuck on a small wooden stick
- British another word for ice lolly
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Word Origin
C18: perhaps from Northern English dialect lolly the tongue (compare loll) + pop 1
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Word Origin and History for lollipop
n.
1784, lolly-pops "sweetmeats, soft candy," perhaps related to loll "to dangle" (the tongue) + pop "strike, slap." Or the first element may be northern dialectal lolly "the tongue." Meaning "hard candy on a stick" is from 1920s.
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