noun
lollipop
LOL-ee-pop
noun
1
A piece of hard candy fixed on a stick.
"The kids picked out lollipops in every colour at the fair."
"She unwrapped a cherry lollipop and popped it in her mouth."
2
The round, stick-mounted sign a crossing guard or pit-stop crew holds up.
"The pit crew held up the lollipop to signal the driver to stop."
How to Use Lollipop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA round candy on a stick — or anything shaped like one.
Common pairings
suck a lollipop
a lollipop stick
cherry-flavoured lollipop
Word Forms
lollipopped past tense, lollipops plural, lollipops singular
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Etymology
Likely formed from "loll" ("to hang loosely," as the tongue does) plus "pop," first recorded in 1784; possibly influenced by "lolly," an old word for the tongue or head.