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.—
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Her string of exercises with the lollipop helps her to strengthen those muscles.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
To them, Marilyn Monroe is not the gal who always gets the sticky end of the lollipop and finds love anyway.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Eastman's attempts to order the lollipops were unsuccessful because there was not funding available, the whistleblower said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
Kissing the lollipop, in particular, helps her practice closing her mouth, Vollintine said.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Nora Cerda purses her lips together, getting ready to kiss a strawberry lollipop.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Fentanyl lollipops are an oral version of the drug, and are used to treat pain, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
But who doesn’t want to be the sort of person who pulls a homemade lollipop out of their purse and offers it to a friend on a moment’s notice?
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2023
Price at time of publication: $47 Thames & Kosmos Lollipop Lab
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Learning just got a whole lot sweeter with chemistry and math combined into a lollipop lesson.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 15 Nov. 2023
Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
To them, Marilyn Monroe is not the gal who always gets the sticky end of the lollipop and finds love anyway.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Eastman's attempts to order the lollipops were unsuccessful because there was not funding available, the whistleblower said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
Kissing the lollipop, in particular, helps her practice closing her mouth, Vollintine said.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Nora Cerda purses her lips together, getting ready to kiss a strawberry lollipop.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Fentanyl lollipops are an oral version of the drug, and are used to treat pain, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
But who doesn’t want to be the sort of person who pulls a homemade lollipop out of their purse and offers it to a friend on a moment’s notice?
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2023
Price at time of publication: $47 Thames & Kosmos Lollipop Lab
View On Amazon View On Walmart
Learning just got a whole lot sweeter with chemistry and math combined into a lollipop lesson.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Lollipop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lollipop. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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lollipop
noun
lol·li·pop
variants
or lollypop
: a lump or ball of hard candy on the end of a stick
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