adj
Meaning 1
Eliciting a response of LOL; funny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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Standard Lemma guide
lolly
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlɒl.i/
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/ˈlɔl.i/
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rhymes with -ɒli
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homophone: loli
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CMU ARPABET: L AA1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A diminutive of the female given names Laura or Louise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
An ice lolly; a popsicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
An easy catch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 7
Money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
A lump.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
The head (or, by extension, the tongue).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, slang
Qualifier: 19th-20th centuries
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noun
Meaning 10
A child. Alternative form of lully (“child”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 11
A fool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dated
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noun
Meaning 12
Something simple to do or understand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dated
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noun
Meaning 13
Snow or fine ice floating on water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 14
ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ice lolly, lollipop, popsicle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: frozen dessert
noun
Meaning 15
informal terms for money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: money
History
Etymology
From lol + -y.
A clipping of lollypop.
From loll + -y.
Shortened from loblolly (“gruel”).
Real reading context