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

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How to use lollipop in a sentence

His was that famous mare, Lollypop, who gave birth to the yet more famous Sweetmeat.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
Why, a big tin pail half full of lollypop juice, standing under a little spout that was driven into a yellow lollypop tree.
Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk|David Cory
Let a lollypop in the way of a trip to California come along, and away you go as if you didn't have a responsibility in the world.
Tutors' Lane|Wilmarth Lewis
And indeed it did, sliding down the sloping tree almost as fast as you can eat a lollypop.
Uncle Wiggily in the Woods|Howard R. Garis

Then they all watched while Grandpa Martin and the lollypop man dug out the goat.
The Curlytops on Star Island|Howard R. Garis

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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