lollipop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɔlipɔp/ (Australia)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈlɒlipɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-li-/ (Scotland)
- [ˈlɔ̟lipɔ̟p] ~ [ˈlɞ̠lipɞ̠p] (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ˈlɔlɪjpɔp/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈlɑlipɑp/ (US)
- /ˈlɒlipɒp/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈlɔlepɔp/ (Scotland)
- /-lɪ-/ (Scotland)
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.
Meanings
- An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
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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.
1993, Laura S. Frost, “Conjugative Pili and Pilus-Specific Phages”, in D.B. Clewell, editor, Bacterial Conjugation, Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, page 209: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.
2019, Joe Baur, Best Hikes Cleveland: The Greatest Views, Wildlife, and Forest Strolls (Best Hikes Near Series), Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 43: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.
2010, Renaud Le Goix, Delphine Callen, “Production and Social Sustainability of Private Enclaves in Suburban Landscapes”, in Samer Bagaeen, Ola Uduku, editors, Gated Communities: Social Sustainability in Contemporary and Historical Gated Developments, Earthscan, →ISBN, page 107:
- A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lolly-pop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lollipops | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| lolly pop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lolli-pop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lollypop | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lollipop lady · fuzzy end of the lollipop · lolly · lollipop man · lollipoplike · lollipopper · cake pop · lollipop catshark · self-licking lollipop · cookie pop · chicken lollipop
Synonyms
lolly · lasso · semiloop · sucker
Translations (91)
it lecca-lecca (confectionery on a stick) · es pirulí (confectionery on a stick) · es chupeta (confectionery on a stick) · acw مَصَّاصة (confectionery on a stick) · is sleikipinni (confectionery on a stick) · fi tikkukaramelli (confectionery on a stick) · cmn 棒棒糖 (confectionery on a stick) · nn slikkepinne (confectionery on a stick) · th อมยิ้ม (confectionery on a stick) · nl lekstok (confectionery on a stick) · pt pirulito (confectionery on a stick) · es chupetín (confectionery on a stick) · tl lolipap (confectionery on a stick) · sh лизалица (confectionery on a stick) · is sleikjubrjóstsykur (confectionery on a stick) · es cóyac (confectionery on a stick) · fr sucette (confectionery on a stick) · tr lolipop (confectionery on a stick) · es bolón (confectionery on a stick) · ru ледене́ц на па́лочке (confectionery on a stick) · ja 飴ん棒 (confectionery on a stick) · nb kjærlighet på pinne (confectionery on a stick) · is sleikibrjóstsykur (confectionery on a stick) · fo slikkipinnur (confectionery on a stick) · vi kẹo que (confectionery on a stick) · yue 波板糖 (confectionery on a stick) · pl lizak (confectionery on a stick) · de Dauerlutscher (confectionery on a stick) · da slikkepind (confectionery on a stick) · es paleta de caramelo (confectionery on a stick) · ca pirulí (confectionery on a stick) · az şirinquş (confectionery on a stick) · nn kjærleik på pinne (confectionery on a stick) · hu nyalóka (confectionery on a stick) · hi लॉलीपॉप (confectionery on a stick) · nb slikkepinne (confectionery on a stick) · ca piruleta (confectionery on a stick) · bg близа́лка (confectionery on a stick) · sv slickepinne (confectionery on a stick) · fa آبنباتچوبی (confectionery on a stick) · oc shuqueta (confectionery on a stick) · de Lutscher (confectionery on a stick) · es chupete (confectionery on a stick) · cy lolipop (confectionery on a stick) · lb Lutsch (confectionery on a stick) · ary مصاصة (confectionery on a stick) · es chupachús (confectionery on a stick) · vi kẹo mút (confectionery on a stick) · nl lolly (confectionery on a stick) · ga líreacán (confectionery on a stick) · es piruleta (confectionery on a stick) · uk льодяни́к (confectionery on a stick) · mr लॉलीपॉप (confectionery on a stick) · ja ペロペロキャンディ (confectionery on a stick) · fi tikkari (confectionery on a stick) · hy շաքարաքլոր (confectionery on a stick) · de Lollipop (confectionery on a stick) · sh lizaljka (confectionery on a stick) · de Lolli (confectionery on a stick) · pt sambapito (confectionery on a stick) · mk лижавче (confectionery on a stick) · da slikpind (confectionery on a stick) · lv ledenes (confectionery on a stick) · is sleikjó (confectionery on a stick) · sh lizalica (confectionery on a stick) · sv klubba (confectionery on a stick) · nrf chucre d'orge (confectionery on a stick) · ru ледене́ц (confectionery on a stick) · es chupachups (confectionery on a stick) · sh лизаљка (confectionery on a stick) · hy սառնաշաքար (confectionery on a stick) · et pulgakomm (confectionery on a stick) · nb kjærlighet (confectionery on a stick) · ko 막대사탕 (confectionery on a stick) · bn ললিপপ (confectionery on a stick) · fr suçon (confectionery on a stick) · pt chupa-chupa (confectionery on a stick) · es chupachup (confectionery on a stick) · ka ყინულკარამელი (confectionery on a stick) · ar مصاصة (confectionery on a stick) · eo lekbombono (confectionery on a stick) · az sorma konfet (confectionery on a stick) · az sorma (confectionery on a stick) · es popi (confectionery on a stick) · yi לעקערל (confectionery on a stick) · fo sleikisneis (confectionery on a stick) · es colombina (confectionery on a stick) · az nabat (confectionery on a stick) · el γλειφιτζούρι (confectionery on a stick) · ro acadea (confectionery on a stick) · cs lízátko (confectionery on a stick)