lollipop

noun

lol·​li·​pop ˈlä-lē-ˌpäp 

ˈlä-li-

variants or less commonly lollypop

plural lollipops also lollypops

1

a

: a piece of hard candy on the end of a stick

b

: a piece of food served on the end of a stick

a chicken lollipop

cake lollipops

2

or lollipop sign British : a round stop sign on a pole used to stop traffic (as at a school crossing)

Darlington inventor Andrew Turner created a prototype for an illuminated lollipop for school crossing patrols.

—Mark Copping

Examples of lollipop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The House and Senate were in session on Wednesday and Thursday for floor votes on easy bills — by lopsided margins, the House passed bills that would designate the lollipop as the state candy and June 1 as Barber Recognition Day — and off-the-floor talks on the harder ones. —Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2024

The first is that counterinsurgency is nothing more than a contest for hearts and minds, a squishy theory that looks to turn the army into the Peace Corps or buy popularity in conflict zones with lollipops and Band-Aids. —Christopher Sims, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011

Meanwhile, Rodan, a giant fire demon, is embodied by a peppery margarita with a spicy lollipop finisher. —The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 28 June 2024

What do a potato tornado, an ice cream bar, a chicken skewer, a lollipop and a corn dog have in common? —Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from English dialect lolly tongue + pop entry 2

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing lollipop

• lollipop sign

Kids Definition

lollipop

noun

lol·​li·​pop

variants or lollypop

ˈläl-i-ˌpäp 

: a lump or ball of hard candy on the end of a stick