lollipop

nounverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈlɒlipɒp//
United Kingdom//ˈlɔlɪjpɔp//
United States//ˈlɑlipɑp//
Australia//ˈlɔlipɔp//

An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.

noun

1
An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
2
Something having the shape of a lollipop: a linear stem connected to a round body.
The gene III proteins appear as five lollipops protruding from the end of the phage, and these “balls” can be removed by treatment of the phage with subtilisin, rendering the phage noninfectious.
The reasons for this containment of gated communities and private streets are not to be sought in morphology (suburban residential developments with lollipops and dead ends are common in France), but rather in local practices by residents.
Mount Pleasant itself is a lollipop trail. Walking along the handle of the lollipop is a breeze—the perfect warm-up for the uphill climb at the beginning of the loop.
3
A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

Etymology

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.

verb

1
To prune the lower branches of a tree or other plant so that new growth appears only at the top, where more light is received.

Forms

plural: lollipops
past tense: lollipopped
past participle: lollipopped
present participle: lollipopping
third person singular: lollipops

LOL · Laughing (or laugh) out loud.lola · a grandmother Lola · A female given name from Spanish.

lollipop · An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.

Lon · A male given name; diminutive form Lonnie.London · The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of…lone · Solitary; having no companion.

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