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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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Nearby words

lollage, lolland, lollapalooza, lollard, lollardry, lollipop, lollipop man, lollo rosso, lollop, lolly, lolly water

Origin of lollipop

1785–95; dial. lolly tongue + pop1
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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
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

Word Origin and History for lollipop

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper