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lollipop (iou)



lollipop noun. L18.
[Perh. from LOLLY noun3 (though recorded earlier) + POP noun1.]
Orig. (dial.), a sweet confection of a particular kind; in pl., sweets in general. Now spec. a large sweet (esp. a boiled sweet), water-ice, or similar confection, on a stick. L18.
fig. A showy or non-serious composition or performance. M19.
Gramophone The choice of music is admirable (no lush lollipops).
A circular sign used by a lollipop man etc. (see below). colloq. M20.
Comb.: lollipop lady, lollipop man, lollipop woman colloq. an official using a circular sign on a stick to stop traffic so that children may cross a road, esp. near a school.