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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Tabloid-friendly conflicts on a reality show or attention-grabbing controversies, such as promoting appetite-suppressant lollipops, might seem incompatible with penning op-eds for NBC News in support of the release of the Menendez brothers.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Motion sensors are used to pair the lollipop’s location in the virtual and physical worlds, creating a more immersive experience.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2024
Best Beginner Hike: Mesa Arch This .5-mile lollipop loop in the easy-to-access Island in the Sky District, delivers hikers to a 27-foot arch that’s perched on the edge of a cliff more than 1,000 feet above Buck Canyon.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Motion sensors are used to pair the lollipop’s location in the virtual and physical worlds, creating a more immersive experience.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2024
Best Beginner Hike: Mesa Arch This .5-mile lollipop loop in the easy-to-access Island in the Sky District, delivers hikers to a 27-foot arch that’s perched on the edge of a cliff more than 1,000 feet above Buck Canyon.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Lollipop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lollipop. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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