lollipop

or lol·ly·pop

[ lol-ee-pop ]

noun

1. a piece of hard candy attached to the end of a small stick that is held in the hand while the candy is licked.

lollipop

/ ˈlɒlɪˌpɒp /

noun

1. a boiled sweet or toffee stuck on a small wooden stick
2. another word for ice lolly

Word History and Origins

Origin of lollipop¹

1785–95; dial. lolly tongue + pop ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of lollipop¹

C18: perhaps from Northern English dialect lolly the tongue (compare loll ) + pop ¹

Example Sentences

Even if other characters have negative comments about Elsbeth’s quirky aesthetic — “There’s an episode we currently are shooting where somebody says, ‘Oh, you dress like a member of the Lollipop Guild,’” Lawson says — he “never wants to make fun of her because she’s not making fun of herself. I want to keep it real for her in her world.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dorothy then watches as the Munchkins all but make her arrival to Oz a national holiday in real time, complete with a Lollipop Guild salute.

From Salon

Step forward Karsten and Louise Solheim - the man who changed golf club design by tinkering with a couple of sugar cubes and lollipop sticks in the 1950s, and his wife, who made a bold pledge in early 1990.

From BBC

It was, at the time, an elegant urban oasis, with lollipop palms standing over a lake fed by natural springs.

From Los Angeles Times

A much-loved lollipop man who is retiring after more than two decades says he is planning a "mad week in Benidorm" to celebrate the milestone.

From BBC