Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A piece of candy, especially hard candy.
- noun A lollipop.
- noun Money.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A piece of hard
candy on a stick; alollipop . - noun UK, slang, uncountable
Money . - noun Australia, New Zealand Any
confection made fromsugar , or high in sugar content; asweet , a piece ofcandy .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It was on that frazil ice, that some people called lolly, that I meant to run for my life now, trusting to the resistance of the two feet of snow that lay on the lake in the mysterious way snow does lie on lolly, and to the snowshoes on my feet.
The La Chance Mine Mystery Susan Morrow Jones
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I also know that they are British and very drunk and that that girl does not stop talking and that the boy on the left had a penchant for smoking hash at 3:37 AM while sitting at the end of my bed holding a "lolly".
blog: Life, Still 2008
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I also know that they are British and very drunk and that that girl does not stop talking and that the boy on the left had a penchant for smoking hash at 3:37 AM while sitting at the end of my bed holding a "lolly".
blog: January 2008 2008
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Timothy is out to rescue the girl he loves, a good-hearted non-birthrighter who has been selected by the baron and baroness as the "lolly" to bear a royal heir.
TRACKERS by Kathryn Mackel, a Review:Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy Blog Tour Mirtika 2006
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Timothy is out to rescue the girl he loves, a good-hearted non-birthrighter who has been selected by the baron and baroness as the "lolly" to bear a royal heir.
Archive 2006-12-01 Mirtika 2006
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VAT ruling means HMRC misses out on a lot of 'lolly'
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VAT ruling means HMRC misses out on a lot of 'lolly'
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As a result Del Monte, who carried out the survey, have commissioned a Daniel Craig ice lolly which is being distributed from today to celebrate the first ever National Ice Cream Week.
mirror.co.uk - Home 2009
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"lolly" and contains lines such as "I am somewhat bereaved by that comment, Jamie" is right for no one.
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"lolly" and contains lines such as "I am somewhat bereaved by that comment, Jamie" is right for no one.
mollusque commented on the word lolly
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June 26, 2008