lolly
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈlɒli/
- Slang
- "Oh, and hand over some more lolly!"
Examples
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I'm gonna let you have a lolly!
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NOW YOU MENTION IT, I COULD DO WITH A BIT OF LOLLY.
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Where's the lolly come from, eh?
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I believe that the, the hype, all the BS from the election and the, and the, and the do lolly, all of that is done.
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That's my lolly, though!
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Don't take my lolly!
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I need to save some more lolly before I can buy that new phone.
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After a long day at work, I treated myself to a nice dinner with plenty of lolly to spend.
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He was excited when he finally earned enough lolly to go on vacation.
Synonyms
145
9.4
A slang word for money
119
8.6
An informal word for money that people use
99
8.3
Informal name for money used to buy things
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9.2
An informal word for money
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9.0
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
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9.9
Cash or coins that someone has
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9.9
Money you use to buy things
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9.9
Money you can hold, like bills or coins
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9.9
Informal word for money, often meaning cash
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9.9
Money in the form of cash or paper bills
3
9.9
Money in cash that people use to buy things
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9.9
A slang word for money, often cash
2
8.6
Money that people use to buy things
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9.9
An informal word for money
1
9.9
A large amount of cash kept for spending
1
9.9
An informal word for money, especially dollars
1
9.9
A playful word children use to mean money
1
9.9
An informal word for money
1
9.9
Informal British word for money, especially cash
1
9.9
Informal Italian word for money or cash
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lolly is also British slang for 'money'; a helpful way to remember this is to imagine people calling cash a small 'treat', so the word for sweets came to be used for money you can spend.