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–noun

a piece of hard candy attached to the end of a small stick that is held in the hand while the candy is licked.

Also, lol⋅ly⋅pop.

Origin:
1785–95; dial. lolly tongue + pop ¹

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lol·li·pop also lol·ly·pop (lŏl'ē-pŏp')

n. A confection consisting of a piece of hard candy attached to the end of a small stick.

[Perhaps dialectal lolly, tongue (from loll, to dangle the tongue) + pop¹.]

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Word Origin & History

lollipop

1784, lolly-pops "sweetmeats, soft candy," perhaps related to loll "to dangle" (the tongue) + pop "strike, slap." Or the first element may be northern dial. lolly "the tongue." Meaning "hard candy on a stick" is from 1920s.

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