lolly
see also: Lolly
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈlɒl.i/, /ˈlɔl.i/
Etymology 1

Contraction of lollipop.

Noun

lolly

  1. A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.
  2. (UK, Irish) An ice lolly; a popsicle.
  3. (UK, Irish, slang, uncountable) Money.
  4. (Commonwealth) Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.
  5. (cricket) An easy catch.
  6. (archaic) A lump.(clarification of this definition is needed)
Synonyms Etymology 2

Shortened from loblolly ("gruel").

Noun

lolly (uncountable)

  1. (Canada) Snow or fine ice floating on water.
Etymology 3

From lol + -y.

Adjective

lolly (comparative lollier, superlative lolliest)

  1. That elicits a response of LOL; funny.

Lolly
Proper noun
  1. A female given name.
    • 1982, Dorothea Straus, Under the Canopy[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OnoOAAAAYAAJ&q=%22lolly%22+%22louise%22+-intitle:%22lolly%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22lolly%22+%22louise%22+-intitle:%22lolly%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DQGkT6rIOMe0iQeJxbCvCA&redir_esc=y], page 50:
      Louise Bergeret (Lolly) was a year older than Enid; […] .
    • 1991, Gene Stratton-Porter, The Keeper of the Bees[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qGeX1UazHdsC&pg=PA481&dq=%22lolly%22+%22louise%22+-intitle:%22lolly%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DQGkT6rIOMe0iQeJxbCvCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22lolly%22%20%22louise%22%20-intitle%3A%22lolly%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false], page 481:
      He could see it all, with that certificate before him reading “Alice Louise Cameron” — Lolly.



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