lollipop
An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stickAn item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
Meaning
3 sensesAn item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
hard candy on a stick
Something having the shape of a lollipop: a linear stem connected to a round body.
A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.
Dauerlutscher, Lolli, Lollipop
ледене́цledenéc, ледене́ц на па́лочкеledenéc na páločke
льодяни́кlʹodjanýk
Examples
29 sentencesI'm addicted to lollipops.
У мене залежність від льодяників. — deniko
Tom handed his son a lollipop.
ruТом протянул сыну леденец. — marafon
deTom reichte seinem Sohn einen Schlecker. — brauchinet
Which do you prefer, popsicles or lollipops?
When I was a kid, I loved lollipops.
Tom was leaning against a tree, sucking on a lollipop.
Translations
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Origin
By surface analysis, loll (“laze, hang loose”) + y + pop (“shot, try, burst, enter”); likeBy surface analysis, loll (“laze, hang loose”) + y + pop (“shot, try, burst, enter”); likely through lolly (“head, tongue”). Attested from 1784. Compare lollygag and lollypoop.
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Forms
plural: lollipopsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsSee also
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