lollipop
/'lɔlipɔp/
Definition
- Noun:
- A hard candy on a stick: A type of sweet, typically a hard, flavored sugar candy, that is attached to the end of a stick for holding.
- Ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick: A frozen dessert, such as ice cream or a flavored ice, served on a stick.
- (British English) A popsicle: In British English, a frozen flavored ice on a stick is often called an "ice lolly" or simply a "lolly."
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The child happily sucked on a red lollipop.
- On a hot day, she bought a lemon-flavored lollipop from the ice cream truck.
- In England, children love to eat an ice lolly in the summer.
Advanced Usage
- "Lollipop man/lady" (British English): A colloquial term for a school crossing guard, who carries a stop sign on a pole that resembles a large lollipop.
- The lollipop lady helps the children cross the road safely every morning.
Variants and Related Words
- Lolly (n, chiefly British): An informal term for a lollipop, especially a frozen one.
- Can I have a lolly, please?
- Sucker (n, chiefly North American): A common synonym for a lollipop.
- He got a grape sucker from the bank teller.
Synonyms
- Candy on a stick: A descriptive synonym.
- Popsicle (North American): Specifically for the frozen dessert on a stick.
- Ice lolly (British): Specifically for the frozen dessert on a stick.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Like a lollipop": Used to describe something that is easy to take or obtain, often in a trivializing context.
- Winning that game was like taking a lollipop from a baby. (Implies it was very easy.)
Noun
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hard candy on a stick
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ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
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in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly
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