lollipop

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lollipop

/ˈlɒlipɒp/ UK
/ˈlɔlɪjpɔp/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈlɑlipɑp/ US
/ˈlɔlipɔp/ Australia
/ˈlɒlipɒp/ New Zealand
[ˈlɔ̟lipɔ̟p] ~ [ˈlɞ̠lipɞ̠p] New Zealand
/ˈlɔlepɔp/ Scotland
/-lɪ-/ Scotland
/-li-/ Scotland

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, loll (“laze, hang loose”) + y + pop (“shot, try, burst, enter”); likely through lolly (“head, tongue”). Attested from 1784. Compare lollygag and lollypoop.

An unlikely derivation is from Romani loli (“red”) + phabaj (“apple”); candy apples are often red and placed on a stick to keep the person's hands dry, similar to lollipops. However candy apples were not well-known until a century after the first known use of the word lollipop, and the original lollipop was likely a small item like modern penny candy.

noun lollipops · lolli-pop · lollypop · lolly pop · lolly-pop

An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
Similar: lolly, sucker
Something having the shape of a lollipop: a linear stem connected to a round body. The gene III proteins appear as five lollipops protruding from the end of the phage, and these “balls” can be removed by treatment of the phage with subtilisin, rendering the phage noninfectious.
Similar: lasso, semiloop
A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

verb lollipops · lollipopping · lollipopped · lolli-pop · lollypop

To prune the lower branches of a tree or other plant so that new growth appears only at the top, where more light is received.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: popsicle, ice lolly, all-day sucker, lolly, sucker, candy, marshmallow, pacifier, ice, paws, cookie pop, cake pop, licorice stick, cookie-pop, chicken lollipop, cake-pop

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Every language

noun confectionery on a stick

Español	piruleta, chupachús, chupeta, chupete, chupetín, colombina
한국어	막대사탕 makdaesatang
日本語	飴ん棒 amenbō, ペロペロキャンディ peroperokyandi
中文	棒棒糖 bàngbàngtáng
हिन्दी	लॉलीपॉप lŏlīpŏp
Português	sambapito, pirulito, chupa-chupa
Français	sucette, suçon
Deutsch	Dauerlutscher, Lolli, Lollipop, Lutscher
Italiano	lecca-lecca
Ελληνικά	γλειφιτζούρι gleifitzoúri
Română	acadea
Русский	ледене́ц ledenéc, ледене́ц на па́лочке ledenéc na páločke
Tiếng Việt	kẹo que, kẹo mút
العربية	مصاصة maṣṣāṣa

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@misc{lollipop_2026,
  title = {lollipop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lollipop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}