lollipop
noun
lol·li·pop
| \ ˈlä-lē-ˌpäp
, ˈlä-li-\
, ˈlä-li-\
variants:
or less commonly lollypop
plural lollipops
or lollypops
Definition of lollipop
1a
: 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 Good Place star, 33, made headlines for criticizing Kim and Khloé Kardashian for hawking weight loss aids like Flat Tummy Tea and appetite suppressing lollipops. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, "Jameela Jamil Doesn’t Want to ‘Cancel’ the Kardashians: ‘Just Stop Selling Laxatives’," 27 Aug. 2019 Pick from jumbo wings or jumbo jambos (leg drumstick lollipop), before choosing your spice level between Southern, mild, medium, hot, DH (d--- hot!), or STCU (Shut The Cluck Up!). — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, "Nashville and New York eats hit Chicago with Hattie B’s Hot Chicken and Katz’s Deli pop-ups," 26 Aug. 2019 Use colorful, fun flowers, or skip them altogether in favor of bouquets made from lollipops and other colorful candies. — Emily Spicer, ExpressNews.com, "How to eat a PB&J like an adult — and with a cocktail," 15 Aug. 2019 According to the Zollipop website, the line features lollipops, hard candy drops and taffy that help clean teeth. — Andrea Perez Balderrama, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan teen’s sugar-free candy to hit Meijer shelves this month," 11 July 2019 In all, deputies found more than one kilo of ecstasy tabs, 300 grams of edible THC lollipops, 51 grams of THC vapes and wax. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Father-son duo spend Father's Day weekend in jail after drug raid arrest at west Houston home," 17 June 2019 Add lollipops, gummy bears or your favorite sweet treat for after lunch. — Alison Sherwood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "On-the-go, kid-friendly picnic spots in Milwaukee (and foods) for summer fun and memories," 5 June 2019 The chicken lollipops are like an upsized version of popcorn chicken and impossible to stop eating. — Max Falkowitz, New York Times, "A Day at Queens Farm (and the Restaurants You Should Dig Into Afterward)," 5 June 2019 One summer day last year, Timothy Bromage, a paleoanthropologist at New York University, was chewing on a lollipop lamb chop while vacationing in Cyprus. — Quanta Magazine, "Teeth May Reveal a Multi-Day Biological Clock," 13 Dec. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lollipop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lollipop
noun
English Language Learners Definition of lollipop
: a round piece of hard candy on the end of a stick
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lollipop
noun
lol·li·pop
variants:
or lollypop \ ˈlä-lē-ˌpäp \
Kids Definition of lollipop
: a round piece of hard candy on the end of a stick
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