What does "lolly" mean?
A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.
Lolly
/ˈlɒl.i/ adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.
- Grammar: lolly is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: lollipop, berg, boodle, bread.
- Usage evidence: I couldn't decide whether I wanted an ice cream or an ice lolly, so I bought both.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop. countable, uncountable
"Trim the lolly sticks, so that you have a stem of about 3–4cm to stick into the cake, and then plunge the sticks of the foreshortened lollies into the cake so that the ghoulish faces leer out from their black-frosted graveyard."
- 2 The head (or, by extension, the tongue). archaic, slang
"The dancing party was knock’d up, and were lobbing their lollys, half asleep and half awake, on the table, bowing as it were to the magnanimous influence of Old Tom."
- 3 Snow or fine ice floating on water. Canada, uncountable
"The water was covered with what they term "lolly," of "slob" — i. e., very small pieces of ice and snow mixed together, making the surface the consistency of pea soup."
- 4 ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick wordnet
- 5 An ice lolly; a popsicle. Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
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- 6 A child. Alternative form of lully (“child”). archaic, obsolete
"With you in bed, and a sick lolly lying along-side we can make no end of hauls [...] It isn’t going to hurt the child in the end."
- 7 informal terms for money wordnet
- 8 Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy. Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
"Leaving the Domain, I walked back to the hotel, noticing the queer signs by the way. One was “Lollies for Sale.” It was over the door of a confectioner′s store where all sorts of candies were displayed."
- 9 A fool. archaic, dated
- 10 An easy catch. countable, uncountable
- 11 Something simple to do or understand. archaic, dated
- 12 Money. Australia, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable
- 13 A lump. archaic, countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Eliciting a response of LOL; funny.
Proper Noun
- 1 A diminutive of the female given names Laura or Louise.
"Louise Bergeret (Lolly) was a year older than Enid;[…]."
Example
"I couldn't decide whether I wanted an ice cream or an ice lolly, so I bought both."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "lolly"?
Common synonyms include: lollipop, berg, boodle, bread, cabbage, calf.
How do you use "lolly" in a sentence?
I couldn't decide whether I wanted an ice cream or an ice lolly, so I bought both.
How do you pronounce "lolly"?
Pronounced /ˈlɒl.i/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
A clipping of lollypop.
Etymology 2
From loll + -y.
Etymology 3
Shortened from loblolly (“gruel”).
Etymology 4
From lol + -y.