lolly

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈlɑli/ UK /ˈlɒli/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like lowly /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

noun
a piece of candy, especially on a stick; (British slang) money

The children begged for a lolly at the corner shop.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a piece of candy,... candy sweetlollipopsucker money cash

Word family

Related forms lollipop

Etymology

A shortening of lollipop, of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal lolly ('tongue') + pop. The British slang sense 'money' is a 20th-century extension.

Topics

Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# lolly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɑli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɒli/

## Meanings
1. a piece of candy, especially on a stick; (British slang) money

## Examples
- The children begged for a lolly at the corner shop.

## Synonyms
- candy
- sweet
- lollipop
- sucker
- money
- cash

## Related Forms
- lollipop

## Etymology
A shortening of lollipop, of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal lolly ('tongue') + pop. The British slang sense 'money' is a 20th-century extension.

## AI Etymology
Lolly is a shortening of lollipop, of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal lolly ('tongue') + pop. The British slang sense 'money' is a 20th-century extension. As a noun, lolly means a piece of candy, especially on a stick; (British slang) money. The same family is visible in related forms such as lollipop. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin.

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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