Meaning of Lolly | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the female given names Laura or Louise.
2. A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.
   countable, uncountable
3. The head (or, by extension, the tongue).
   archaic, slang
4. Snow or fine ice floating on water.
   Canada, uncountable
5. An ice lolly; a popsicle.
   Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
6. A child. Alternative form of lully (“child”).
   archaic, obsolete
7. Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.
   Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
8. A fool.
   archaic, dated
9. An easy catch.
   countable, uncountable
10. Something simple to do or understand.
    archaic, dated
11. Money.
    Australia, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable
12. A lump.
    archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Trim the lolly sticks, so that you have⟳ a stem of about 3–4cm to stick⟳ into the cake, and then plunge the sticks of the foreshortened lollies into the cake so that the ghoulish faces leer out from their black-frosted graveyard.”

“Leaving the Domain, I walked back to the hotel, noticing the queer signs by the way. One was “Lollies for Sale.” It was over the door of a confectioner′s store where all sorts of candies were displayed.”

“Organise⟳ the students into small groups. Send⟳ a letter home to the parents stating that the science lesson will involve⟳ students eating a small amount of lollies. Check which students are allowed to eat⟳ lollies. Students with diabetes will only be able to observe⟳ or they could bring⟳ their own⟳ ‘special’ sweets from home.”

“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.’”

“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.”

“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 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.”

“Accidents of course happen⟳ from time to time, and men often go through the ‘lolly’ or miss⟳ their footing and come⟳ in for a cold bath, which, considering their filthy condition, may not be altogether an unmitigated evil”

“Louise Bergeret (Lolly) was a year older than Enid;[…].”

“He could see⟳ it all, with that certificate before him reading “Alice Louise Cameron” — Lolly.”

““Lolly, huh? Short for Louise no doubt⟳.””

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