lollipop

(lä′lē päp′)

noun

a piece of hard candy fixed to the end of a small stick; sucker

Origin: child's term: prob. after dial. lolly, the tongue + pop

See lollipop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also lol·ly·pop

noun

A confection consisting of a piece of hard candy attached to the end of a small stick.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps dialectal lolly, tongue (from loll, to dangle the tongue)

Origin: + pop¹

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