lollipop

A child licking a lollipop.

Meaning

An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.

Multiple theories abound. One is that it is borrowed from Angloromani lollipobbul ("candy apple"). Another is that it is derived from loll ("to dangle the tongue") + pop.

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