Lolly

Quick meaning: Lolly is a noun meaning A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.

Meaning

A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.

More Meanings

1. (UK, Ireland) An ice lolly; a popsicle.
2. (Australia, New Zealand) Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.
3. (cricket) An easy catch.
4. (UK, Ireland, Australia, slang, uncountable) Money.
5. (archaic) A lump.
6. (archaic, slang, 19th-20th centuries) The head (or, by extension, the tongue).
7. (archaic, 19th century) A child. Alternative form of lully (“child”).

Example Sentences

With you in bed, and a sick lolly lying along-side we can make no end of hauls [...] It isn’t going to hurt the child in the end.

The dancing party was knock’d up, and were lobbing their lollys, half asleep and half awake, on the table, bowing as it were to the magnanimous influence of Old Tom.

The water was covered with what they term "lolly," of "slob" — i. e., very small pieces of ice and snow mixed together, making the surface the consistency of pea soup.

He looked straight into Frau Diller′s spectacled eyes and said, ‘Mixed lollies, please.’ Frau Diller smiled.[…]‘Here,’ she said, tossing a single lolly onto the counter. ‘Mix it yourself.’

Word Forms

• lollies
• lollier
• lolliest

Synonyms for lolly

Depending on context, synonyms include bonbon, candy, confection, sweet, popsicle, lollipop.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include popsicle, lollipop, lollypop, lolly-pop, lippie, troche.

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