dollop
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dollop
- /ˈdɒləp/ UK
- /ˈdɑləp/ US
Rhymes with -ɒləp
Where it comes from
From earlier East Anglian dialectal dallop (“patch, tuft (of grass, etc.)”), of unknown origin. Compare dialectal Norwegian dolp (“lump”).
noun dollops · dallop
- A considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food. Each pancake comes with a dollop of suspiciously soft butter in a tiny plastic cup.
verb dollops · dolloping · dolloped · dallop
- To apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops. She dolloped a generous quantity of mustard on her hot dog.
- To dole out in a considerable quantity; to drip in a viscous form. [P]eas are, when in season, the article most frequently "dolloped," especially since such large quantities have been sent to market, from distant places, by the railways, as they heat very much, and the shell decomposing, becomes a bad colour, and unfits the article for the regular market in a very
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Talk about this word "dollop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dollop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dollop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dollop "dollop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dollop.Cite this
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title = {dollop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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