lollipop

or lol·ly·pop

[lol-ee-pop]

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.

Origin of lollipop

1785–95; dial. lolly tongue + pop¹

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Historical Examples of lollypop

Yes, but when I found a penny once and bought a lollypop, I gave you half of it.
The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Farm
Howard R. Garis
And Russ and Rose soon found that they could each get a lollypop for a penny.
Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's
Laura Lee Hope
Lollypop's nerves were of the very best, but this was altogether too much for him.
Boy Woodburn
Alfred Ollivant
But it is getting littler, just like when you keep on sucking a lollypop.
Six Little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's
Laura Lee Hope
Come into my cave and see all the lollypops I've made from the sap of the lollypop tree.
Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk
David Cory

British Dictionary definitions for lollypop

lollipop

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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Word Origin and History for lollypop

lollipop

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.