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lolly

lolly

6 6.4
A sweet treat on a stick like a lollipop or an ice pop
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːli/
  • UK
translation icon : polo
  • Mommy brought you a lolly.
  • ice lollies

It smells like a jar of mango and strawberry lollies.

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Examples

  • You're never too old for a lolly.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "I want a lolly, Mommy!" Lane yelled, and to keep him from shrieking, she took a lollipop out of her purse and unwrapped it for him.

    Blog text (1)

  • This here is the best ice lolly in the entire world.

  • Would you like a lolly?

    Killer Elite (2011)

  • Just getting an ice lolly.

    Now Is Good (2012)

  • Do you want a lolly?

    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

  • Should we go home now, and can I have a lolly after my bath?

    Fiction book (1998)

  • If you love green apple apple flavored lollies, this is my new favorite lolly.

  • Here, my ice lolly's melted.

    Bedazzled (1967)

  • Would you like a lolly?

Synonyms

candy
vslolly
  • US
863 1.0

A small sweet made from sugar, often with chocolate or nuts

is narrower, often referring to stick or specific small sweets
candy bar
vslolly
  • US
71 1.0

A sweet made of chocolate or sugar that you eat as a snack

is a small sweet that can include many other shapes and forms
sweet
vslolly
69 1.0

A small sugary food eaten after a meal

is more specific, often referring to small sweets sometimes on a stick
popsicle
vslolly
  • US
48 1.4

A frozen sweet treat on a stick made from juice or water

covers that frozen stick treat plus other small sweet snacks
gummy
vslolly
32 1.0

A small chewy sweet candy often shaped like a bear

is different in texture, while still part of the general sweet category
kiss
vslolly
26 4.4

A small sweet candy often made of chocolate and wrapped in foil

is broader, covering many small sugary snacks including those on sticks
gumball
vslolly
9 1.4

A small round candy with a hard shell and chewy center often sold in machines

is only one specific candy type, while the key covers many sweet forms
lollipop
vslolly
1 1.0

A cold sweet on a small stick made from ice cream or frozen juice that you lick

is the general name that also includes frozen and nonfrozen stick sweets
sugary snack
vslolly
1 1.0

A small sweet food high in sugar eaten between meals as a treat

is a type of such snack that often appears on a stick
candyfloss
vslolly
  • UK
1 2.9

A light fluffy sweet made from spun sugar at fairs

is a different physical form while still belonging to small sweets
chewie
vslolly
  • UK
1 8.7

A small soft candy that you chew

is the general term that includes chewy and nonchewy sweet items
ice lolly
vslolly
  • UK
2.0

A sweet frozen treat on a small stick like a popsicle

is broader, including frozen stick treats and other stick candies
trough lolly
vslolly
  • Australian
9.9

A long flat ice cream on a stick that you eat by licking

is more general, not limited to large rectangular frozen forms
sweetling
vslolly
  • Archaic
7.4

A small piece of candy or chocolate

is the broader category that can include that small piece on a stick
candy kiss
vslolly
  • US
2.3

A small wrapped piece of chocolate you eat in one bite

is a more general sweet that may or may not be wrapped
gummy treat
vslolly
2.2

A soft, chewy candy that tastes like fruit

is similar but the key includes nonchewy stick and candy types

Compounds

ice lolly
  • UK
2.0

A sweet frozen treat on a small stick like a popsicle

trough lolly
  • Australian
9.9

A long flat ice cream on a stick that you eat by licking

How Sweet

toffee
15 1.9
candy bar
  • US
71 1.0
lolly
  • UK
6 6.4
biscuit
  • UK
74 1.0
fruit
957 1.0

Surface Forms

lolly singular
lollies plural

Etymology

Lolly is a short form of lollipop, a name made from old parts meaning 'tongue' and 'small sound', so a lollipop is a sweet you lick on a stick and lolly now means a sweet or frozen treat.