Definition of lollipop
1 : a piece of hard candy on the end of a stick
2 British : a round stop sign on a pole used to stop traffic (as at a school crossing)
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Recent Examples of lollipop from the Web
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Mann, a WingMan, reached the amount in an instant, and held a neighborhood bake-sale selling cookies, brownies and lollipops.
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Kids fished lollipops out of rain puddles and waved back at the dozens of people that drove by them on the parade route.
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At the exhibit opening, guests received lollipops showing the Hermitage as if seen through a convex mirror.
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A tiger enjoying a blood lollipop on a hot day in Rome, a massive landslide in China, a stroll through Bolivia’s Valley of the Moon, the re-taking of Mosul in Iraq, a silent disco in Poland, and much more.
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WEIRDEST: Churro Pop Portability and enough sugar to melt your teeth are the main selling points of this concoction, which takes a churro and turns it into a lollipop that’s drizzled in chocolate.
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The new provisions — which the Nevada Tax Commission is expected to approve on Monday — would mandate child-proof packaging with warning labels and prohibit the sale of products that appeal to children such as lollipops and gummies.
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Zollipops, a lollipop that’s billed as good for your teeth, will be sold at area Kroger stores.
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The homemade-drug lollipops were melted into Batman and Star Wars figures, and had a street value of $1 million, CNN reported.
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Origin and Etymology of lollipop
perhaps from English dialect lolly tongue + 2pop
LOLLIPOP Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of lollipop for English Language Learners
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: a round piece of hard candy on the end of a stick
LOLLIPOP Defined for Kids
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\ˈlä-lē-ˌpäp\Definition of lollipop for Students
: a round piece of hard candy on the end of a stick
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