English Explanatory Dictionary

lollipop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
  2. Something having the shape of a lollipop: a linear stem connected to a round body.
  3. A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.
verb
  1. To prune the lower branches of a tree or other plant so that new growth appears only at the top, where more light is received.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒl.i.pɒp/ /ˈlɑ.li.pɑp/ en-us-lollipop.ogg en-au-lollipop.ogg

Word forms

lollipop lollipops lolli-pop lollypop lolly pop lolly-pop lollipopping lollipopped

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.

Synonyms

lolly sucker lasso semiloop

Related words

poplolly loblolly lolly

Derived words

cake pop chicken lollipop cookie pop fuzzy end of the lollipop lollipop catshark lollipop lady lollipoplike lollipop man lollipopper lolly self-licking lollipop
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