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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Tart green apple ice cream with swirls of sweet caramel – flavored like a caramel apple lollipop.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Many responded by taking the edits in the opposite direction, turning Vance into an infant or a child with a lollipop.
—Eve Chen, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Acuña doesn’t hit fence-scrapers or lollipop homers.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 25 May 2025
No-eul gifts her a lollipop and tells her not to get sick again.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Many responded by taking the edits in the opposite direction, turning Vance into an infant or a child with a lollipop.
—Eve Chen, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Acuña doesn’t hit fence-scrapers or lollipop homers.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 25 May 2025
No-eul gifts her a lollipop and tells her not to get sick again.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
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“Lollipop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lollipop. Accessed 24 Jul. 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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