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lollipop

lol·li·pop

UK/ˈlɒlipɒp/ US/ˈlɔlɪjpɔp/ uncommon

noun

1.

ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick

  • “in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly”
Synonyms
2.

Origin

By surface analysis, loll (“laze, hang loose”) + y + pop (“shot, try, burst, enter”); likely through lolly (“head, tongue”). Attested from 1784. Compare lollygag and lollypoop. An unlikely derivation is from Romani loli (“red”) + phabaj (“apple”); candy apples are often red and placed on a stick to keep the person's hands dry, similar to lollipops. However candy apples were not well-known until a century after the first known use of the word lollipop, and the original lollipop was likely a small item like modern penny candy.

Phrases

  • cake pop
  • chicken lollipop
  • cookie pop
  • fuzzy end of the lollipop
  • lollipop catshark
  • lollipop lady
  • lollipop man
  • self-licking lollipop

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